Mississippi Masala

Name: Mississippi Masala
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 18 Sep 1991
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up. 1991-09-18 United Kingdom, United States of America 118 minutes.

6.30 83 votes

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

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Overview

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.

Year 1991

Studio Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Company

Director Mira Nair

Crew Sooni Taraporevala (Writer), Mira Nair (Director), Ellen Lutter (Costume Designer), Judy Claman (Casting), Susie Figgis (Casting), Lydia Dean Pilcher (Unit Production Manager)

Popularity 7

Language English, , Kiswahili