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Mississippi Masala: Full Cast & Crew 1992 Comedy/Drama
The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair's luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) 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 (Denzel Washington) challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with big-hearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and radical celebration of love's power to break down the barriers between us. R Released: Feb 5, 1992 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Mira Nair Director, Producer Denzel Washington Demetrius Williams Actor Sarita Choudhury Meena Actor Roshan Seth Jay Actor Sharmila Tagore Kinnu Actor Charles S. Dutton Tyrone Williams Actor Joe Seneca Williben Williams Actor Ranjit Chowdhry Anil Actor Konga Moandu Okelo Actor Michael Nozik Producer