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Film / 1991
Mississippi Masala
Directed by
Mira Nair
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Denzel WashingtonDemetrius Williams
Sarita ChoudhuryMina
Roshan SethJay
Sharmila TagoreKinnu
Charles S. DuttonTyrone Williams
Joe SenecaWilliben Williams
Ranjit ChowdhryAnil
Mohan GokhalePontiac
Mohan AgasheKanti Napkin
Tico WellsDexter Williams
Yvette HawkinsAunt Rose
Aanjjan SrivastavJammubhai
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Konga MbanduOkelo
Sahira NairYoung Mina
Dipti SutharChanda
Varsha ThakerKusumben
Ashok LathHarry Patel
Natalie OliverAlicia LeShay
Karen PinkstonMrs. Robinson
Willy CobbsSkillet
Mira NairGossip Aunty #1
Rajika PuriGossip Aunty #2
Sharon WilliamsTadice
Cyreio HughesDJ
Stacy SwinfordBubba
Rick SennPiggly Wiggly Checker
Jim HaffeyWhite Truck Driver
Dillon Rozell GrossPolice Officer
Larry HaggardJoe
E. W. ColvinGrandcraw
Joyce MurrahLady at Lusco's
Kevin McNeilClarence
Rev. Fred MatthewsGrandaddy
Mahlon BouldinStudent
Buddy St. AmantBiloxi Cop
James DaleBusinessman
Ben BurfordBank Manager
Sam SherrillPhinias T. Turnbull
Alix Henry SandersBarber
Jerone WigginsJames
Sadie CarrMildred
Richard CrickWhite Customer
Alix W. SandersPostman
Shung Moo JoeChinese Customer
Hollis PippinSylvester Artiste III
Dewey BuffingtonEvangelist
Tony McGheeRapper #1
J. D. BarrettRapper #2
Tre'Demont SpearmanRapper #3
Argentina MooreRapper #4
Nora BolandShop-at-Home Anchor Person #1
Patsy GarrettShop-at-Home Anchor Person #2
Michael WawuyoSoldier on Bus
Phavin ParbarioYoung Jay
Emanuel MudaraYoung Okelo
Immaculate ByakatondaOkelo's Mother
Amrit PanesarMrs. Bedi
Jimmy DinBharat
Bonnie M. LubegaTeacher
Sammy E. D. SenkumbaTaxi Driver
Mayambala SsekasiPrison Captain
Joseph OlitaIdi Amin
Wilberforce MutetaSoldier at Roadblock
Jaimini ThakerKanti Bhai
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