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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 . It was released in France on 18 September ...
- $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.
- (6K)
- Drama, Romance
- Mira Nair
- 1992-02-05
May 19, 2022 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times Mississippi Masala appears to have been produced on a modest (by Hollywood standards) budget, but it is a big movie in terms of talent ...
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- Mira Nair
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- Denzel Washington
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. They move to Mississippi and time passes.
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Mississippi Masala. Sarita Choudhury and Denzel Washington star in Mira Nair’s bighearted romance, set amongst the vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South —a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love’s power that tackles thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with humor and keen ...
Feb 14, 1992 · 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. Although they trace their roots back to India or Pakistan, many of them arrived in America via Uganda, where they had put down roots for two or three generations, showing a gift for running small businesses before Idi Amin ordered them ...
