Mississippi Masala
Mississippi Masala
Release: 1991-09-18
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 6.3
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Cinecom Pictures
Mirabai Films
Film Four International
Cast
Denzel Washington
as Demetrius Williams
Sarita Choudhury
as Mina
Roshan Seth
as Jay
Sharmila Tagore
as Kinnu
Charles S. Dutton
as Tyrone Williams
Joe Seneca
as Williben Williams
Ranjit Chowdhry
as Anil
Mohan Gokhale
as Pontiac
Mohan Agashe
as Kanti Napkin
Tico Wells
as Dexter Williams
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Jammubhai
Mira Nair
as Gossip Aunty #1
Patsy Garrett
as Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2
Michael Wawuyo
as Soldier on Bus
