Mississippi Masala (1991)

ALL 09/18/1991 (en) Drama, Romance 118 Min
  • Release
    09/18/1991
  • Production
    Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Company
  • Rotten tomato
    63%
  • Original title
    Mississippi Masala
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 7,310,000.00
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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.

  1. Mira Nair

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Roberto Silvi

    Editor



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  1. Denzel Washington

    Demetrius Williams

  2. Sarita Choudhury

    Mina

  3. Roshan Seth

    Jay

  4. Sharmila Tagore

    Kinnu

  5. Charles S. Dutton

    Tyrone Williams

  6. Joe Seneca

    Williben Williams

  7. Ranjit Chowdhry

    Anil

  8. Mohan Gokhale

    Pontiac

  9. Mohan Agashe

    Kanti Napkin

  10. Tico Wells

    Dexter Williams

  11. Yvette Hawkins

    Aunt Rose

  12. Aanjjan Srivastav

    Jammubhai

  13. Konga Mbandu

    Okelo

  14. Sahira Nair

    Young Mina

  15. Dipti Suthar

    Chanda

  16. Varsha Thaker

    Kusumben

  17. Ashok Lath

    Harry Patel

  18. Natalie Oliver

    Alicia LeShay

  19. Karen Pinkston

    Mrs. Robinson

  20. Willy Cobs

    Skillet

  21. Mira Nair

    Gossip Aunty #1

  22. Rajika Puri

    Gossip Aunty #2

  23. Sharon Williams

    Tadice

  24. Cyreio Hughes

    DJ

  25. Stacy Swinford

    Bubba

  26. Rick Senn

    Piggly Wiggly Checker

  27. Jim Haffey

    White Truck Driver

  28. Dillon Rozell Gross

    Police Officer

  29. Larry Haggard

    Joe

  30. E. W. Colvin

    Grandcraw

  31. Joyce Murrah

    Lady at Lusco's

  32. Kevin McNeil

    Clarence

  33. Rev. Fred Matthews

    Grandaddy

  34. Mahlon Bouldin

    Student

  35. Buddy St Amant

    Biloxi Cop

  36. James Dale

    Businessman

  37. Ben Burford

    Bank Manager

  38. Sam Sherrill

    Phinias T. Turnbull

  39. Alix Henry Sanders

    Barber

  40. Jerone Wiggins

    James

  41. Sadie Carr

    Mildred

  42. Richard Crick

    White Customer

  43. Alix W. Sanders

    Postman

  44. Shung Moo Joe

    Chinese Customer

  45. Hollis Pippin

    Sylvester Artiste III

  46. Dewey Buffington

    Evangelist

  47. Tony McGhee

    Rapper #1

  48. J. D. Barrett

    Rapper #2

  49. Tre'Demont Spearman

    Rapper #3

  50. Argentina Moore

    Rapper #4

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 63 , Crews : 41

Keyword

Mississippi Masala (1991) 118 Min

ALL 09/18/1991 (en)
Drama, Romance
  • Release 09/18/1991
  • Production
    Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film4 Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Company
  • Original title Mississippi Masala
  • en
  • Revenue7,310,000.00

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.

  1. Mira Nair

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Roberto Silvi

    Editor

  4. Michael Nozik, Mira Nair

    Producer