Mississippi Masala (1992)

02/05/1992 1h 58m

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

How old is the movie?

33 years 3 months 5 days

Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Denzel Washington

as Demetrius Williams

Born 12/28/1954, age 70

Sarita Choudhury

as Mina

Born 08/18/1966, age 58

Roshan Seth

as Jay

Born 04/02/1942, age 83

Sharmila Tagore

as Kinnu

Born 12/08/1946, age 78

Charles S. Dutton

as Tyrone Williams

Born 01/30/1951, age 74

Joe Seneca

as Williben Williams

Born 01/14/1919

Died 08/15/1996, age 77

Mohan Agashe

as Kanti Napkin

Born 07/23/1947, age 77