Where to watch Mississippi Masala(1991)

Name: Mississippi Masala
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1991-09-18
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton

Movie · 1991 · 1h 58m · Drama, Romance

In the United States, Mississippi Masala is available to stream on HBO Max and Cinemax. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.

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Mississippi Masala plot summary

Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with 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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Release date: September 18, 1991
Runtime: 1h 58m
Genres: Drama, Romance
Directed by: Mira Nair
Country: United Kingdom, United States
TMDB rating: 6.4 / 10 · 105 votes

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Cast

Denzel WashingtonDemetrius Williams
Sarita ChoudhuryMina
Roshan SethJay
Sharmila TagoreKinnu
Charles S. DuttonTyrone Williams
Joe SenecaWilliben Williams
Ranjit ChowdhryAnil
Mohan GokhalePontiac
Mohan AgasheKanti Napkin
Tico WellsDexter Williams

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In the United States, Mississippi Masala is available to stream on HBO Max and Cinemax. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.