Mississippi Masala
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$8000000
Revenue
$7310000
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
1991-09-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
88
Vote Average
6.4
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
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
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Sammy E. D. Senkumba
Taxi Driver
Mayambala Ssekasi
Prison Captain
Joseph Olita
Idi Amin
Wilberforce Muteta
Soldier at Roadblock
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