CinemaOSMovie · 1991 · 1h 58m · R
Mississippi Masala

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

64%(105)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed byMira Nair

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
EN
Released
September 18, 1991
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$7,332,515
Studios
Cinecom PicturesMirabai FilmsFilm Four International

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
Mississippi Masala - U.S. Re-Release Trailer (2022)

Mississippi Masala - U.S. Re-Release Trailer (2022)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Mina

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Jay

Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

Mohan Gokhale

Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

Kanti Napkin

Tico Wells

Tico Wells

Dexter Williams

Creative team
Directed by
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Written by
Sooni Taraporevala
Produced by
Michael Nozik
Mira Nair
Mira Nair

Keep watching

More like this

Got 2 Believe8.8

Got 2 Believe

2002 · Film

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself6.5

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002 · Film

Desert Hearts7.1

Desert Hearts

1985 · Film

Meet Joe Black7.4

Meet Joe Black

1998 · Film

The Celebration7.7

The Celebration

1998 · Film

Beyond Silence6.9

Beyond Silence

1996 · Film

Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams6.9

Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

2006 · Film

Bollywood/Hollywood5.7

Bollywood/Hollywood

2002 · Film

Felicitas4.2

Felicitas

2009 · Film

To Be or Not to Be7.8

To Be or Not to Be

1942 · Film

East of Eden7.5

East of Eden

1955 · Film

Boys Don't Cry7.4

Boys Don't Cry

1999 · Film

Druid Peak6.5

Druid Peak

2014 · Film

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof7.6

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 · Film

Longing6.2

Longing

2006 · Film

Lisbon Story7.2

Lisbon Story

1994 · Film

Casablanca8.1

Casablanca

1943 · Film

Lazybones

Lazybones

2017 · Film

Guru7.1

Guru

2017 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Elena Undone6.9

Elena Undone

2010 · Film

Not Easily Broken6.3

Not Easily Broken

2009 · Film

Love Everlasting7.4

Love Everlasting

2016 · Film

The Bridges of Madison County7.7

The Bridges of Madison County

1995 · Film

Rachel Getting Married6.3

Rachel Getting Married

2008 · Film

The Help8.2

The Help

2011 · Film

Untamed Heart6.8

Untamed Heart

1993 · Film

The Sun Is Also a Star6.9

The Sun Is Also a Star

2019 · Film

The Yellow Handkerchief6.3

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009 · Film

The New World6.5

The New World

2005 · Film

Come See the Paradise6.2

Come See the Paradise

1990 · Film

Lady Chatterley's Lover6.3

Lady Chatterley's Lover

2015 · Film

Mansfield Park6.7

Mansfield Park

1999 · Film

The Sleeping Dictionary6.6

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003 · Film

West Side Story6.9

West Side Story

2021 · Film

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between6.1

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

2022 · Film

Band of Angels6.3

Band of Angels

1957 · Film

Nine Lives6.1

Nine Lives

2005 · Film

Ali and Nino6.5

Ali and Nino

2016 · Film

The Dead Don't Hurt6.5

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024 · Film