Mississippi Masala (1991) UK, USA
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Director:Mira Nair
Studio:Black River Productions
Producer:Lydia Dean Pilcher, Michael Nozik, Mira Nair, Mitch Epstein, Cherie Rodgers
Writer:Sooni Taraporevala
Rating:6.6 (4,478 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2019-11-26
UPC:065935209171
Awards:5 wins & 3 nominations
Genre:Drama, Romance
Release:1991-09-18
IMDb:0102456
Duration:118
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English
Features:
LAC code:4000101386
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Mira Nair  ...  (Director)
Sooni Taraporevala  ...  (Writer)
 
Denzel Washington  ...  Demetrius Williams
Sarita Choudhury  ...  Meena
Roshan Seth  ...  Jay (Meena's dad)
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
Anjan Srivastav  ...  Jammubhai
Dipti Suthar  ...  Chanda (Anil's wife)
Varsha Thaker  ...  Kusumben
Ashok Lath  ...  Harry Patel
Aanjjan Srivastav  ...  
Natalie Oliver  ...  Alicia LeShay
Karen Pinkston  ...  Mrs. Morgan
Natalie Oliver-Atherton  ...  Alicia LeShay (as Natalie Oliver)
Willy Cobbs  ...  Skillet
Mira Nair  ...  Gossip 1
Rajika Puri  ...  Gossip 2
Sharon Williams  ...  Tadice
Cyreio Hughes  ...  D.J.
Stacy Swinford  ...  Bubba
Rick Senn  ...  Piggly Wiggly Checker
Jim Haffey  ...  White Truck Driver
Dillon Rozell Gross  ...  Police Officer
Larry Haggard  ...  Joe
E.W. Colvin  ...  Grandcraw
Joyce Murrah  ...  Lady at Lusco's
Kevin McNeil  ...  Clarence
Fred Matthews  ...  Grandaddy (as Reverend Fred Matthews)
Mahlon Bouldin  ...  Student
Buddy St. Amant  ...  Biloxi Cop
James E. Dale  ...  Businessman (as James Dale)
Ben Burford  ...  Bank Manager
Sam Sherrill  ...  Phinias T. Turnbull
Alix Henry Sanders  ...  Barber
Jerone Wiggins  ...  James
Sadie Carr  ...  Mildred
Richard Crick  ...  White Customer
Alix W. Sanders  ...  Postman
Shung Moo Joe  ...  Chinese Customer
Jaimini Thaker  ...  Kanti Bhai
Hollis Pippin  ...  Sylvester Artiste III
Dewey Buffington  ...  Evangelist
Tony McGhee  ...  Rapper 1
J.D. Barrett  ...  Rapper 2
Tre'Demond Spearman  ...  Rapper 3
Tre'Demont Spearman  ...  Rapper 3
Argentina Moore  ...  Rapper 4
Nora Boland  ...  Shop-at-Home Anchor Person 1
Patsy Garrett  ...  Shop-at-Home Anchor Person 2
Konga Mbandu  ...  Okelo
Sahira Nair  ...  Young Mina
Michael Wawuyo  ...  Soldier on Bus
Phavin Parbario  ...  Young Jay
Emanuel Mudara  ...  Young Okelo
Immaculate Byakatonda  ...  Okelo's Mother
Amrit Panesar  ...  Mrs. Bedi
Jimmy Din  ...  Bharat
Bonnie M. Lubega  ...  Teacher
Sammy E.D. Senkumba  ...  Taxi Driver
Mayambala Ssekasi  ...  Prison Captain
Joseph Olita  ...  Idi Amin
Muteta Wilberforce  ...  Soldier at Roadblock
L. Subramaniam  ...  Composer
Edward Lachman  ...  Cinematographer
Roberto Silvi  ...  Editor
Marko A. Costanzo  ...  Sound Department
Margaret Crimmins  ...  Sound Department
Rick Dior  ...  Sound Department
Alex Griswold  ...  Sound Department
Joshua Levin  ...  Sound Department
Julie Lindner  ...  Sound Department
Marissa Littlefield  ...  Sound Department
Tommy Louie  ...  Sound Department
Sylvia Menno  ...  Sound Department
Christopher O'Donnell  ...  Sound Department
Mary Ellen Porto  ...  Sound Department
Paul J. Zydel  ...  Sound Department
Mitch Epstein  ...  Production Designer
Jefferson Sage  ...  Art Director
Jeanette Scott  ...  Set Decorator
Susan Lyall  ...  Custome Designer
Winsome G. McKoy  ...  Custome Designer
Rachel Namutebi  ...  Custome Designer
Kelly O'Gurian  ...  Custome Designer
Kinnari Panikar  ...  Custome Designer
Carolyn Greco  ...  Custome Designer
Noga Isackson  ...  second assistant director
Anne Olivecrona  ...  second assistant director: Uganda
Dinaz Stafford  ...  second second assistant director
Linda Wilson  ...  second second assistant director
Michael Zimbrich  ...  first assistant director
Jean-François Chavrier  ...  property master: Uganda
David Crank  ...  art director: Uganda
Jennifer DeBell  ...  second scenic artist
Maureen Farley  ...  property master
Stan Fortner  ...  construction assistant
Jeff Hartmann  ...  lead man
Mary Hilsip  ...  lead dresser: Uganda
Cedric Johnson  ...  set dresser
Fabian Mpagi Kamulu  ...  scenic artist: Uganda
Sam Kasirye  ...  construction coordinator: Uganda
Richard Kazosi  ...  set dresser: Uganda
John Lewis  ...  painter
Geoffrey Mubiru  ...  property assistant: Uganda
Samuel Musisi  ...  set dresser: Uganda
Ameeta Nanji  ...  set dresser
Ken Nelson  ...  construction coordinator
Ayesha Patel  ...  assistant set decorator
Hemant Patel  ...  property production assistant
James Sebudde  ...  set dresser: Uganda
Tracy Heather Strain  ...  art department coordinator
David Weathers  ...  set dresser
Greg Wilkinson  ...  property assistant
Robert Williams  ...  painter
Summary: An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it.