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Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

(1991)

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Mira Nair
  2. Producer : Michael Nozik,Mira Nair
  3. Writer : Sooni Taraporevala
  4. Editor : Roberto Silvi
  5. Cast : Denzel Washington,Sarita Choudhury,Roshan Seth,Sharmila Tagore,Charles S. Dutton,Joe Seneca,Ranjit Chowdhry,Mohan Gokhale,Mohan Agashe,Tico Wells,Yvette Hawkins,Aanjjan Srivastav,Konga Mbandu,Sahira Nair,Dipti Suthar,Varsha Thaker,Ashok Lath,Natalie Oliver,Karen Pinkston,Willy Cobbs,Mira Nair,Rajika Puri,Sharon Williams,Cyreio Hughes,Stacy Swinford,Rick Senn,Jim Haffey,Dillon Rozell Gross,Larry Haggard,E. W. Colvin,Joyce Murrah,Kevin McNeil,Rev. Fred Matthews,Mahlon Bouldin,Buddy St. Amant,James Dale,Ben Burford,Sam Sherrill,Alix Henry Sanders,Jerone Wiggins,Sadie Carr,Richard Crick,Alix W. Sanders,Shung Moo Joe,Hollis Pippin,Dewey Buffington,Tony McGhee,J. D. Barrett,Tre'Demont Spearman,Argentina Moore,Nora Boland,Patsy Garrett,Michael Wawuyo,Phavin Parbario,Emanuel Mudara,Immaculate Byakatonda,Amrit Panesar,Jimmy Din,Bonnie M. Lubega,Sammy E. D. Senkumba,Mayambala Ssekasi,Joseph Olita,Wilberforce Muteta,Jaimini Thaker

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Original TitleMississippi Masala

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1991-09-18

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 58m

Budget₹ 5000000

Revenue₹ 7332515

Production CompaniesCinecom Pictures,Mirabai Films,Film Four International

Genres

  • Drama
  • Romance

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