Mississippi Masala (1991)
"Passion. Tradition. Mix it up."
Title: Mississippi Masala
Original Title: Mississippi Masala
Release Date: 1991-09-18
Status: Released
Rating: 6.4/10 (from 88 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Romance
Production Companies: Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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
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
