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Mississippi Masala

6.4R

MovieDrama, Romance19911h 58m

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.

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Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.

Directed by
Mira Nair
Written by
Sooni Taraporevala
Genres
Drama, Romance
Released
September 18, 1991
Runtime
1h 58m
Status
Released
Language
English
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Studios
Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International
Budget
$5,000,000
Box office
$7,332,515
  • Denzel WashingtonDemetrius Williams
  • Sarita ChoudhuryMina
  • Roshan SethJay
  • Sharmila TagoreKinnu
  • Charles S. DuttonTyrone Williams
  • Joe SenecaWilliben Williams
  • Ranjit ChowdhryAnil
  • Mohan GokhalePontiac
  • Mohan AgasheKanti Napkin
  • Tico WellsDexter Williams
  • YYvette HawkinsAunt Rose
  • Aanjjan SrivastavJammubhai
  • KKonga MbanduOkelo
  • SSahira NairYoung Mina
  • DDipti SutharChanda
  • VVarsha ThakerKusumben
  • AAshok LathHarry Patel
  • NNatalie OliverAlicia LeShay
  • KKaren PinkstonMrs. Robinson
  • WWilly CobbsSkillet

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