1991
6.4 (88 votes)
1h 58m
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
Cinecom Pictures
Mirabai Films
Film4 Productions
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Mirabai Films
Film4 Productions
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Mississippi Masala
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Mira Nair
Writer: Sooni Taraporevala
Producer: Michael Nozik, Mira Nair
Director of Photography: Edward Lachman
Top 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
Videos
Mississippi Masala - U.S. Re-Release Trailer (2022)
Mississippi Masala Trailer 1992
