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poster movie Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala (1991)

R

1991-09-18

  • Drama
  • Romance

1h 58m

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.

  • Sooni TaraporevalaWriter
  • Mira NairDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleMississippi Masala

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue$7,310,000.00

Casts

  • Profile Denzel Washington with character Demetrius Williams

    Denzel Washington

    Demetrius Williams

  • Profile Sarita Choudhury with character Mina

    Sarita Choudhury

    Mina

  • Profile Roshan Seth with character Jay

    Roshan Seth

    Jay

  • Profile Sharmila Tagore with character Kinnu

    Sharmila Tagore

    Kinnu

  • Profile Charles S. Dutton with character Tyrone Williams

    Charles S. Dutton

    Tyrone Williams

  • Profile Joe Seneca with character Williben Williams

    Joe Seneca

    Williben Williams

  • Profile Ranjit Chowdhry with character Anil

    Ranjit Chowdhry

    Anil

  • Profile Mohan Gokhale with character Pontiac

    Mohan Gokhale

    Pontiac

  • Profile Mohan Agashe with character Kanti Napkin

    Mohan Agashe

    Kanti Napkin

  • Profile Tico Wells with character Dexter Williams

    Tico Wells

    Dexter Williams

  • Yvette Hawkins

    Aunt Rose

  • Profile Aanjjan Srivastav with character Jammubhai

    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

  • Profile Mira Nair with character Gossip Aunty #1

    Mira Nair

    Gossip Aunty #1

  • 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

  • Profile Patsy Garrett with character Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2

    Patsy Garrett

    Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2

  • Profile Michael Wawuyo with character Soldier on Bus

    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