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Mississippi Masala (1991)
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An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes... See full summary » Director:Mira NairWriter:Sooni Taraporevala |
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| Denzel Washington | ... |
Demetrius Williams
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| Sarita Choudhury | ... |
Meena
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| Roshan Seth | ... |
Jay (Meena's dad)
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Sharmila Tagore | ... |
Kinnu
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| Charles S. Dutton | ... |
Tyrone Williams
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Joe Seneca | ... |
Williben Williams
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Ranjit Chowdhry | ... |
Anil
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Mohan Gokhale | ... |
Pontiac
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Mohan Agashe | ... |
Kanti Napkin
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| Tico Wells | ... |
Dexter Williams
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Yvette Hawkins | ... |
Aunt Rose
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Anjan Srivastav | ... |
Jammubhai
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Dipti Suthar | ... |
Chanda (Anil's wife)
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Varsha Thaker | ... |
Kusumben
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Ashok Lath | ... |
Harry Patel
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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. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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Mississipi Masala See more »Box Office
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$7,310,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Kinnu: You call this love? When all you have done is bring such shame upon our heads?
Meena: I didn't do anything! *They* barged in!
Jay: Don't answer back! At least have the decency to be sorry!
Meena: I am sorry about this mess, but I'm not sorry I'm in love with him.
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costumes of respective culture. See more »
Performed by Sidney Youngblood
Written by Sidney Youngblood, Ralph Hamm, Marcus Staab and Claus Zundel
Courtesy of Arista Records See more »
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Demetrius' father, Williben, works as a server at a restaurant in their hometown of Greenwood, Mississippi. The location used to shoot the restaurant scenes was Lusco's, a real restaurant that has been a Greenwood institution since it was opened in 1933 by Italian immigrants. The restaurant's appearance is distinguished by its individual, curtained-off private dining booths, which are visible in the movie. As of 2006, the restaurant was still running. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Related to the map problems, we find later in the film that the family first moved to England and then came to the United States. But the map traversal implies a flight from Uganda to Mississippi. See more »Quotes
Meena: [after Jay and Kinnu discover her and Demetrius's relationship] What about me? What about me? I've never asked you for anything! Never expected anything! I'm 24 years old, and I'm still here! Stuck *here!* You think I'm happy? I love him. That's not a crime, is it?Kinnu: You call this love? When all you have done is bring such shame upon our heads?
Meena: I didn't do anything! *They* barged in!
Jay: Don't answer back! At least have the decency to be sorry!
Meena: I am sorry about this mess, but I'm not sorry I'm in love with him.
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Demetrius and Mina standing by the side of the road, dressed in traditionalcostumes of respective culture. See more »
Soundtracks
"Congratulations"Performed by Sidney Youngblood
Written by Sidney Youngblood, Ralph Hamm, Marcus Staab and Claus Zundel
Courtesy of Arista Records See more »
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