MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991)
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0.09K
Mississippi Masala
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
Drama, Romance
September 18, 1991
English
1h 58m
England, United States
Cinecom Pictures
$8,000,000
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.
Cast & Characters
Denzel Washington
Demetrius Williams
Sarita Choudhury
Mina
Roshan Seth
Jay
Sharmila Tagore
Kinnu
Charles S. Dutton
Tyrone Williams
Joe Seneca
Williben Williams
Ranjit Chowdhry
Anil
Mohan Gokhale
Pontiac
Mohan Agashe
Kanti Napkin
Tico Wells
Dexter Williams
Yvette Hawkins
Aunt Rose
Aanjjan Srivastav
Jammubhai
Konga Mbandu
Okelo
Sahira Nair
Young Mina
Dipti Suthar
Chanda
Varsha Thaker
Kusumben
Ashok Lath
Harry Patel
Natalie Oliver
Alicia LeShay
Karen Pinkston
Mrs. Robinson
Willy Cobs
Skillet
Mira Nair
Gossip Aunty #1
Rajika Puri
Gossip Aunty #2
Sharon Williams
Tadice
Stacy Swinford
Bubba
Crew
Mira Nair
Director
Sooni Taraporevala
Writer
L. Subramaniam
Original Music Composer
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Michael Nozik
Producer
Mira Nair
Producer
Cherie L. Rodgers
Executive Producer