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Mississippi Masala

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.

19911h 58mRDrama, Romance

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About Mississippi Masala

Directors
Mira Nair
Cast
Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca
Genres
Drama, Romance
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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