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Mississippi Masala

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.

1991 |1h 58m |  Drama, Romance

Videos

Cast

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Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

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Sarita Choudhury

Mina

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Roshan Seth

Jay

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Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

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Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

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Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

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Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

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Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

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Mohan Agashe

Kanti Napkin

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Tico Wells

Dexter Williams

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Aanjjan Srivastav

Jammubhai

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Patsy Garrett

Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2

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Michael Wawuyo

Soldier on Bus

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, Gujarati, Swahili

Budget

$8,000,000.00

Revenue

$7,310,000.00