Mississippi Masala (1991)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $7,310,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.772 |
Directed By
Mira Nair
Crew
Sooni Taraporevala
Mira Nair
Dinaz Stafford
Judy Claman
Bob Minor
Eve Silvester
Linda Wilson
Nilita Vachani
Alex Griswold
Kinnari Panikar
Tim Pershing
Susie Figgis
Noga Isackson
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Dinaz Stafford
Tommy Louie
Susan Lyall
Ellen Lutter
Michael Zimbrich
Edna Sheen
Daniel Ehrenbard
Marissa Littlefield
Tula Goenka
Kenneth Walker
Maureen Farley
David Crank
Rick Dior
Mustaque M. Ashrafi
Mary Ellen Porto
Jeff Hartmann
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Mitch Epstein
Michael Nozik
Mira Nair
Cherie L. Rodgers
L. Subramaniam
Mitch Epstein
Edward Lachman
Jefferson Sage
Jeanette Scott
Roberto Silvi
TOP 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
Mira Nair
Gossip Aunty #1
Rajika Puri
Gossip Aunty #2
Sharon Williams
Tadice
Stacy Swinford
Bubba
Rick Senn
Piggly Wiggly Checker
Jim Haffey
White Truck Driver
Dillon Rozell Gross
Police Officer
Larry Haggard
Joe
E. W. Colvin
Grandcraw
Joyce Murrah
Lady at Lusco's
Kevin McNeil
Clarence
Rev. Fred Matthews
Grandaddy
Mahlon Bouldin
Student
Buddy St Amant
Biloxi Cop
James Dale
Businessman
Ben Burford
Bank Manager
Sam Sherrill
Phinias T. Turnbull
Alix Henry Sanders
Barber
Jerone Wiggins
James
Sadie Carr
Mildred
Richard Crick
White Customer
Alix W. Sanders
Postman
Shung Moo Joe
Chinese Customer
Hollis Pippin
Sylvester Artiste III
Dewey Buffington
Evangelist
Tony McGhee
Rapper #1
J. D. Barrett
Rapper #2
Tre'Demont Spearman
Rapper #3
Argentina Moore
Rapper #4
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