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Mississippi Masala

6.4 118 mins Drama   Romance   1991
Cinecom Pictures   Mirabai Films   Film4 Productions   The Samuel Goldwyn Company  
Director(s): Mira Nair

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.

Casts of Mississippi Masala

Denzel Washington

as Demetrius Williams

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

Yvette Hawkins

as Aunt Rose

Aanjjan Srivastav

as Jammubhai

Konga Mbandu

as Okelo

Sahira Nair

as Young Mina

Dipti Suthar

as Chanda

Varsha Thaker

as Kusumben

Ashok Lath

as Harry Patel

Natalie Oliver

as Alicia LeShay

Karen Pinkston

as Mrs. Robinson

Willy Cobs

as Skillet

Mira Nair

as Gossip Aunty #1

Rajika Puri

as Gossip Aunty #2

Sharon Williams

as Tadice

Stacy Swinford

as Bubba

Rick Senn

as Piggly Wiggly Checker

Jim Haffey

as White Truck Driver

Dillon Rozell Gross

as Police Officer

Larry Haggard

as Joe

E. W. Colvin

as Grandcraw

Joyce Murrah

as Lady at Lusco's

Kevin McNeil

as Clarence

Rev. Fred Matthews

as Grandaddy

Mahlon Bouldin

as Student

Buddy St Amant

as Biloxi Cop

James Dale

as Businessman

Ben Burford

as Bank Manager

Sam Sherrill

as Phinias T. Turnbull

Alix Henry Sanders

as Barber

Jerone Wiggins

as James

Sadie Carr

as Mildred

Richard Crick

as White Customer

Alix W. Sanders

as Postman

Shung Moo Joe

as Chinese Customer

Hollis Pippin

as Sylvester Artiste III

Dewey Buffington

as Evangelist

Tony McGhee

as Rapper #1

J. D. Barrett

as Rapper #2

Tre'Demont Spearman

as Rapper #3

Argentina Moore

as Rapper #4

Nora Boland

as Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #1

Patsy Garrett

as Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2

Michael Wawuyo

as Soldier on Bus

Phavin Parbario

as Young Jay

Emanuel Mudara

as Young Okelo

Immaculate Byakatonda

as Okelo's Mother

Amrit Panesar

as Mrs. Bedi

Jimmy Din

as Bharat

Bonnie M. Lubega

as Teacher

Sammy E. D. Senkumba

as Taxi Driver

Mayambala Ssekasi

as Prison Captain

Joseph Olita

as Idi Amin

Wilberforce Muteta

as Soldier at Roadblock

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