Mississippi Masala (1991)

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Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

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.

• Released: 1991-09-18
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 105 votes

Directed by Mira Nair.

Top cast

• Denzel Washington as Demetrius Williams
• Sarita Choudhury as Mina
• Roshan Seth as Jay
• Sharmila Tagore as Kinnu
• Charles S. Dutton as Tyrone Williams
• Joe Seneca as Williben Williams
• Ranjit Chowdhry as Anil
• Mohan Gokhale as Pontiac
• Mohan Agashe as Kanti Napkin
• Tico Wells as Dexter Williams

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mississippi Masala

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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