Mississippi Masala (1991)

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

118 min · United Kingdom, United States of America · Dir. Mira Nair

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.

Cast

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

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