Mississippi Masala

1991

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

Mira Nair
1h 58m
September 18, 1991 · United Kingdom, United States of America

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 18, 1991
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Gujarati, Swahili
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Film4 Productions,Mirabai Films,Film Four International,Cinecom Pictures
Cast: Denzel Washington,Sarita Choudhury,Roshan Seth,Sharmila Tagore,Charles S. Dutton,Joe Seneca,Ranjit Chowdhry,Mohan Gokhale,Mohan Agashe,Tico Wellsand 54 more
Director: Mira Nair
Writer: Sooni Taraporevala
Producer: Michael Nozik,Mira Nair,Cherie L. Rodgers
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Music: L. Subramaniam
Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $7,332,515
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