Mississippi Masala

Name: Mississippi Masala
Director: Mira Nair
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1991-09-18
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton

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1991 · 118 min · R · Drama · Romance · TMDB 6.4/10

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.

Directed by Mira Nair

Cast

Denzel Washington — Demetrius Williams
Sarita Choudhury — Mina
Roshan Seth — Jay
Sharmila Tagore — Kinnu
Charles S. Dutton — Tyrone Williams