Mississippi Masala
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$8.0M
$8,000,000
Revenue
$7.3M
$7,310,000
Languages
English
+2 more
Studio
Cinecom Pictures
+2 more
Key Crew
Mira Nair
Director
Mira Nair
Producer
Cast
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
