Rent Mississippi Masala (1991)
3.5 of 5 from 70 ratings
1h 57min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mira Nair's 'Mississippi Masala', a luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington), their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of their families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with bighearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love's power. - Actors:
- Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Ranjit Chowdhry, Mohan Gokhale, Mohan Agashe, Tico Wells, Yvette Hawkins, Anjan Srivastav, Dipti Suthar, Varsha Thaker, Ashok Lath, Natalie Oliver-Atherton, Karen Pinkston, Willy Cobbs, Mira Nair, Rajika Puri
- Directors:
- Mira Nair
- Producers:
- Mira Nair, Michael Nozik
- Writers:
- Sooni Taraporevala
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/12/2022
- Run Time:
- 117 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Swahili DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary featuring Nair
- New conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika Girish
- New interviews with Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, and production designer and photographer Mitch Epstein
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Reviews (1) of Mississippi Masala
Exiled, Then Electric - Mississippi Masala review by griggs
Didn't expect Mira Nair to win me over this hard — some of her films whilst they are nice, have felt a bit clumsy, but this one barely puts a foot wrong.
Mississippi Masala opens in Uganda, with Idi Amin's soldiers kicking a family out of the only home they've known, and that history isn't just set-up — it's the engine driving everything that follows. Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury do the rest of the work between them, and honestly, I can't think of a better-matched screen couple. There's a phone call scene halfway through that's hotter than most love scenes manage fully undressed. Then there's a backyard barbecue so warm it made me want an invite.
The supporting cast pulls its weight too, funny and specific in their own right. Visually it's a treat — warm dusk colours, a beach walk that lingers just right.
I went looking for a flaw and came back empty-handed, which never happens.
Best on-screen couple I've seen in ages. Spicy title, spicier film.
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