Directed by:
Mira NairScreenplay:
Sooni TaraporevalaCinematography:
Edward LachmanCast:
Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Mohan Agashe, Mira Nair, Patsy Garrett, Joe Seneca, Ranjit Chowdhry (more)VOD (2)
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Sarita Choudhury co-stars as Mina, whose Indian family was expelled from Uganda under the reign of dictator Idi Amin. Like the colorful Indian dish "masala", Mina is a hot, spicy mix of cultures. But when she and Demetrius fall in love, nothing in her past prepares them for the family outrage they face. A funny, fascinating glimpse into two tightly-knit communities, and a moving story that crosses the color barrier, Mississippi Masala is "wonderfully tender wryly funny...vibrantly sexy." (Kathleen Carroll, New York Daily News). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Denzel Washington
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Philadelphia (1993)
Man on Fire (2004)
Sarita Choudhury
UK
Best movies:
The House of the Spirits (1993)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
High Art (1998)
Roshan Seth
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Amal (2007)
Sharmila Tagore
Best movies:
Apur Sansar (1959)
The Goddess (1960)
Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)
Charles S. Dutton
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
The Express (2008)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Mohan Agashe
India
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Paint It Yellow (2006)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Mira Nair
India
Best movies:
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
My Own Country (1998) (TV movie)
Patsy Garrett
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Parallax View (1974)
The Trouble with Girls (1969)
Joe Seneca
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crossroads (1986)
Ranjit Chowdhry
India
Best movies:
Fire (1996)
Bandit Queen (1994)
King of the Jungle (1999)
Anjan Srivastav
India
Best movies:
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Chak de India ! (2007)
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
Tico Wells
Best movies:
Monster Makers (2003) (TV movie)
Tyson (1995) (TV movie)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Nora Boland
Best movies:
Elvis (1979) (TV movie)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
California Suite (1978)