Mississippi Masala (1991)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
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Plot.
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.
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RentCurrently Mississippi Masala is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Max Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
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 / Director / Producer
Rajika Puri
Gossip Aunty #2
Sharon Williams
Tadice
Cyreio Hughes
DJ
Stacy Swinford
Bubba
Rick Senn
Piggly Wiggly Checker
Jim Haffey
White Truck Driver
Dillon Rozell Gross
Police Officer
Larry Haggard
Joe
E. W. Colvin
Grandcraw
Joyce Murrah
Lady at Lusco's
Kevin McNeil
Clarence
Rev. Fred Matthews
Grandaddy
Mahlon Bouldin
Student
Buddy St Amant
Biloxi Cop
James Dale
Businessman
Ben Burford
Bank Manager
Sam Sherrill
Phinias T. Turnbull
Alix Henry Sanders
Barber
Jerone Wiggins
James
Sadie Carr
Mildred
Richard Crick
White Customer
Alix W. Sanders
Postman
Shung Moo Joe
Chinese Customer
Hollis Pippin
Sylvester Artiste III
Dewey Buffington
Evangelist
Tony McGhee
Rapper #1
J. D. Barrett
Rapper #2
Tre'Demont Spearman
Rapper #3
Argentina Moore
Rapper #4
Nora Boland
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #1
Patsy Garrett
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2
Michael Wawuyo
Soldier on Bus
Phavin Parbario
Young Jay
Emanuel Mudara
Young Okelo
Immaculate Byakatonda
Okelo's Mother
Amrit Panesar
Mrs. Bedi
Jimmy Din
Bharat
Bonnie M. Lubega
Teacher
Sammy E. D. Senkumba
Taxi Driver
Mayambala Ssekasi
Prison Captain
Joseph Olita
Idi Amin
Wilberforce Muteta
Soldier at Roadblock
Sooni Taraporevala
Writer
Ellen Lutter
Costume Designer
Judy Claman
Casting
Susie Figgis
Casting
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Unit Production Manager / Associate Producer
Linda Wilson
Second Second Assistant Director
Nilita Vachani
Script Supervisor
Dinaz Stafford
Casting / Second Second Assistant Director
Jeff Hartmann
Leadman
Noga Isackson
Second Assistant Director
Bob Minor
Stunts
Marissa Littlefield
First Assistant Editor
Mary Ellen Porto
Sound Editor
Daniel Ehrenbard
Gaffer
Eve Silvester
Unit Manager
Tim Pershing
Key Grip
Alex Griswold
Sound Mixer
Mustaque M. Ashrafi
Makeup Artist
Maureen Farley
Property Master
Michael Zimbrich
First Assistant Director
Susan Lyall
Costume Designer
Kinnari Panikar
Costume Designer
Tommy Louie
Boom Operator
Kenneth Walker
Hairstylist
David Crank
Charge Scenic Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 18, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$7,310,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
mississippi
interracial relationship
woman director
interracial romance
southern usa
immigrant
uganda
racism
racial prejudice
idi amin
forced migration
mississippi
romantic
Wiki.
Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film directed by Mira Nair, based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth. Set primarily in rural Mississippi, the film explores interracial romance between African Americans and Indian Americans.
It was released in France on 18 September 1991, in the United Kingdom on 17 January 1992 and in the U.S. on 5 February 1992. The film grossed $7,332,515 USD at the box office. The film was made a part of The Criterion Collection on May 24, 2022.
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