• Quotes (1)
• Trivia (9)
• Plot Description
• Soundtrack
• Wallpapers
• Shooting Locations
• Popularity
Release Date
• USA: Feb 5, 1992
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 27, 2003
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 58 minutes
Country USA, UK
Studio Cinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, MovieWorks, Odyssey Entertainment, Orion
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Mississippi Masala
|
Genre: Romance, Drama, Love
Tagline: Passion. Tradition. Mix It Up.
Plot: In 1972, an Indian lawyer and his family flee their home as Idi Amin seizes power. The lawyer will never forget the pain and indignity he suffered. Nearly 20 years later the family has settled in Mississippi and the lawyer's adult daughter, Mina (Sarita Choudhury) falls in love with a young black business entrepreneur, Demetrius (Denzel Washington). Their affair causes a rift in the community and forces the lovers' families to examine their ideas about racial and class differences while avoiding scandal.
More Plot Descriptions
 Discussion forum for this movie
|
| |
|
| Directed by |
Mira Nair
Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love |
|
|
|
Movie Database
In Theaters
