Mississippi Masala
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📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
8,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
,
Gujarati
,
Swahili
📆 Date Released:
1991-09-18
⌚ Running Time:
118 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.3
Beloved Cast
Demetrius Williams
Denzel Washington
Mina
Sarita Choudhury
Jay
Roshan Seth
Kinnu
Sharmila Tagore
Tyrone Williams
Charles S. Dutton
Williben Williams
Joe Seneca
Anil
Ranjit Chowdhry
Pontiac
Mohan Gokhale
Kanti Napkin
Mohan Agashe
Dexter Williams
Tico Wells
Aunt Rose
Yvette Hawkins
Jammubhai
Aanjjan Srivastav
Okelo
Konga Mbandu
Young Mina
Sahira Nair
Chanda
Dipti Suthar
Kusumben
Varsha Thaker
Harry Patel
Ashok Lath
Alicia LeShay
Natalie Oliver
Mrs. Robinson
Karen Pinkston
Skillet
Willy Cobs
Gossip Aunty #1
Mira Nair
Gossip Aunty #2
Rajika Puri
Tadice
Sharon Williams
DJ
Cyreio Hughes
Bubba
Stacy Swinford
Piggly Wiggly Checker
Rick Senn
White Truck Driver
Jim Haffey
Police Officer
Dillon Rozell Gross
Joe
Larry Haggard
Grandcraw
E. W. Colvin
Lady at Lusco's
Joyce Murrah
Clarence
Kevin McNeil
Grandaddy
Rev. Fred Matthews
Student
Mahlon Bouldin
Biloxi Cop
Buddy St Amant
Businessman
James Dale
Bank Manager
Ben Burford
Phinias T. Turnbull
Sam Sherrill
Barber
Alix Henry Sanders
James
Jerone Wiggins
Mildred
Sadie Carr
White Customer
Richard Crick
Postman
Alix W. Sanders
Chinese Customer
Shung Moo Joe
Sylvester Artiste III
Hollis Pippin
Evangelist
Dewey Buffington
Rapper #1
Tony McGhee
Rapper #2
J. D. Barrett
Rapper #3
Tre'Demont Spearman
Rapper #4
Argentina Moore
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #1
Nora Boland
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2
Patsy Garrett
Soldier on Bus
Michael Wawuyo
Young Jay
Phavin Parbario
Young Okelo
Emanuel Mudara
Okelo's Mother
Immaculate Byakatonda
Mrs. Bedi
Amrit Panesar
Bharat
Jimmy Din
Teacher
Bonnie M. Lubega
Taxi Driver
Sammy E. D. Senkumba
Prison Captain
Mayambala Ssekasi
Idi Amin
Joseph Olita
Soldier at Roadblock
Wilberforce Muteta