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Mississippi Masala (1991)

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Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Mira Nair
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    Demetrius Williams Denzel Washington
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    Mina Sarita Choudhury
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    Jay Roshan Seth
  • Profile picture of Sharmila Tagore
    Kinnu Sharmila Tagore
  • Profile picture of Charles S. Dutton
    Tyrone Williams Charles S. Dutton
  • Profile picture of Joe Seneca
    Williben Williams Joe Seneca
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    Anil Ranjit Chowdhry
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    Pontiac Mohan Gokhale

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  • forced migration
  • mississippi
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