Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

Drama · 1992 · 1h 58m

Movie

6.4/10 · TMDB

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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Cast & crew

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

Information

Release date
17 January 1992
Director
Mira Nair
Genres
Drama, Romance
Runtime
1h 58m
Country of origin
United Kingdom, United States

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