Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Drama, Romance1 hour and 58 minutes
63%
User score

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

Description

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the 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.

Sooni Taraporevala
Writer
Mira Nair
Director

Actors

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
Konga Mbandu
Konga Mbandu
Okelo
Sahira Nair
Sahira Nair
Young Mina
Dipti Suthar
Dipti Suthar
Chanda
Varsha Thaker
Varsha Thaker
Kusumben
Ashok Lath
Ashok Lath
Harry Patel
Natalie Oliver
Natalie Oliver
Alicia LeShay
Karen Pinkston
Karen Pinkston
Mrs. Robinson
Willy Cobs
Willy Cobs
Skillet
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$7,310,000

Keywords
immigrantsouthern usamississippi riverugandainterracial relationshipinterracial romanceracismracial prejudicewoman directoridi aminforced migrationmississippiromantic