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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Currently 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, Max, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
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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

Bob Minor
Stunts

Judy Claman
Casting

Dinaz Stafford
Casting / Second Second Assistant Director

Susie Figgis
Casting

Ellen Lutter
Costume Designer

Susan Lyall
Costume Designer

Kinnari Panikar
Costume Designer

Lydia Dean Pilcher
Unit Production Manager / Associate Producer

Michael Zimbrich
First Assistant Director

Noga Isackson
Second Assistant Director

Eve Silvester
Unit Manager

Linda Wilson
Second Second Assistant Director

Nilita Vachani
Script Supervisor

Alex Griswold
Sound Mixer

Tommy Louie
Boom Operator

Tim Pershing
Key Grip

Daniel Ehrenbard
Gaffer

Maureen Farley
Property Master

David Crank
Charge Scenic Artist

Jeff Hartmann
Leadman

Tula Goenka
Associate Editor

Marissa Littlefield
First Assistant Editor

Kenneth Walker
Hairstylist

Mustaque M. Ashrafi
Makeup 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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