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Mississippi Masala
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with 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.
Where to watch Mississippi Masala
Mississippi Masala is streaming in the US on HBO Max and Cinemax.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Demetrius Williams
- Sarita Choudhury as Mina
- Roshan Seth as Jay
- Sharmila Tagore as Kinnu
- Charles S. Dutton as Tyrone Williams
- Joe Seneca as Williben Williams
- Ranjit Chowdhry as Anil
- Mohan Gokhale as Pontiac
- Mohan Agashe as Kanti Napkin
- Tico Wells as Dexter Williams
- Yvette Hawkins as Aunt Rose
- Aanjjan Srivastav as Jammubhai
Details
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Released
- September 18, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Studio
- Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films and Film Four International
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.4 / 10 from 105 votes
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