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Mississippi Masala

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Mississippi Masala
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R,1hr 58min
Genres:
Comedy,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1991
Director:
Mira Nair
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth  ...more
Synopsis: Mississippi Masala is a tale of how prejudice makes victims and instigators of us all. In 1972, Indian Jay (Roshan Seth), a resident of Uganda, is forced by the bigoted Amin regime to take his family and flee the country. He vows to hate and distrust all blacks--at least until he is able to reclaim the real estate stolen from him by the Ugandan government. Flash-forward to 1990: Jay and his family have settled in Mississippi. Seth's daughter Mina (Sarit Choudhury) makes the acquaintance of African-American ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
During a tour of the Deep South in 1988, director Mira Nair learned that a number of Indian immigrants were operating motels in the area, an experience which became the inspiration for this lively, seductive tale of interracial romance. Sarita Choudhury stars as Mina, the daughter of previously affluent Indian immigrants who run a motel in Mississippi. When her voluptuous beauty catches the eye of ... Full Review
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