Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

1991
1h 58m
6.4

6.4/10

98 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance

"Passion. Tradition. Mix it up."

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $7,332,515

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinecom Pictures Mirabai Films Film Four International
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Gujarati Swahili

Keywords

immigrant southern usa mississippi river uganda interracial relationship interracial romance racism racial prejudice woman director idi amin forced migration mississippi romantic

Quick Facts

Release Date September 18, 1991
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0102456

Cast

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

Sarita Choudhury
Sarita Choudhury

Mina

Roshan Seth
Roshan Seth

Jay

Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

Charles S. Dutton
Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

Joe Seneca
Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

Ranjit Chowdhry
Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

Mohan Gokhale
Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe

Kanti Napkin

Tico Wells
Tico Wells

Dexter Williams

Yvette Hawkins
Yvette Hawkins

Aunt Rose

Aanjjan Srivastav
Aanjjan Srivastav

Jammubhai

Key Crew

Sooni Taraporevala
Writer
Mira Nair
Director
Michael Nozik
Producer
Mira Nair
Producer
Cherie L. Rodgers
Executive Producer