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Mississippi Masala (1991)

1h 58m · 18 Sep 1991

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

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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.

Movie ID20246
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorMira Nair
Main castDenzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Ranjit Chowdhry, Mohan Gokhale
Release date18 September 1991
Release year1991
LanguageEnglish
Duration118 min (1h 58m)
Rating6.4 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseCinecom Pictures

Director: Mira Nair
Writers: Sooni Taraporevala

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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
Yvette HawkinsAunt Rose
Aanjjan SrivastavJammubhai
Konga MbanduOkelo
Sahira NairYoung Mina
Dipti SutharChanda
Varsha ThakerKusumben
Ashok LathHarry Patel
Natalie OliverAlicia LeShay
Karen PinkstonMrs. Robinson
Willy CobbsSkillet

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