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Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film directed by Mira Nair, based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth. Set primarily in rural Mississippi, the film explores interracial romance between African Americans and Indian Americans.
- $5 million
- L. Subramaniam
- September 18, 1991, (France)
- Mira Nair, Studio Canal Souss
Feb 5, 1992 · Mississippi Masala: Directed by Mira Nair. With Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore. An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back.
- (6K)
- Drama, Romance
- Mira Nair
- 1992-02-05
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway ...
- (73)
- Mira Nair
- R
- Denzel Washington
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Summaries. An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man. An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power.
Feb 14, 1992 · Mississippi Masala. Roger Ebert February 14, 1992. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The director Mira Nair made an unexpected discovery a few years ago: A lot of the independent motels in the Deep South are owned and operated by Asian Indians.
Apr 13, 2022 · By J. Hoberman. Published April 13, 2022 Updated April 14, 2022. Mira Nair’s “Mississippi Masala” begins with a bit of family history that is also a history lesson — the expulsion of Uganda’s...
