Mississippi Masala

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

Sarita Choudhury

Mina

Roshan Seth

Jay

Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

Mohan Agashe

Kanti Napkin

Tico Wells

Dexter Williams

Yvette Hawkins

Aunt Rose

Aanjjan Srivastav

Jammubhai

Konga Mbandu

Okelo

Sahira Nair

Young Mina

Dipti Suthar

Chanda

Varsha Thaker

Kusumben

Ashok Lath

Harry Patel

Natalie Oliver

Alicia LeShay

Karen Pinkston

Mrs. Robinson

Willy Cobbs

Skillet