Mississippi Masala (1991)
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.
Drama
Romance
Cast & Crew
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
Aanjjan Srivastav
Jammubhai
Mira Nair
Gossip Aunty #1
Patsy Garrett
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2
Michael Wawuyo
Soldier on Bus
Sooni Taraporevala
Writer
Mira Nair
Director
Cherie L. Rodgers
Executive Producer
Michael Nozik, Mira Nair
Producer
