Mississippi Masala
1991/09/18 (US) | Drama, Romance
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
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.
Mira Nair
Director
Lead Cast
Denzel Washington
Demetrius Williams
Sarita Choudhury
Mina
Roshan Seth
Jay
Sharmila Tagore
Kinnu
Charles S. Dutton
Tyrone Williams
Joe Seneca
Williben Williams
No Image
Ranjit Chowdhry
Anil
Budget
$ 8,000,000
Revenue
$ 7,310,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Cinecom Pictures
- Mirabai Films
- Film Four International
Crews
Sooni Taraporevala
Writer
Dinaz Stafford
Casting
Judy Claman
Casting
Bob Minor
Stunts
Eve Silvester
Unit Manager
Linda Wilson
Second Second Assistant Director
Nilita Vachani
Script Supervisor