Mississippi Masala
Mississippi Masala
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with 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.
Country: GB, US
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1991-09-18
Director: Mira Nair
Production: Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International
Cast: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton
Tagline: Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
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