Mississippi Masala
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
1991 | 118m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mira Nair |
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| Writer: | Sooni Taraporevala |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 18, 1991 |
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| Director: | Mira Nair |
| Writer: | Sooni Taraporevala |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | southern usa, mississippi river, immigrant, uganda, interracial relationship, interracial romance, racism, racial prejudice, woman director, idi amin, forced migration, mississippi, romantic |
| Production Companies | Mirabai Films, Film Four International, Cinecom Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $7,332,515
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mira Nair | Director |
| Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| Bob Minor | Stunts |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| L. Subramaniam | Original Music Composer |
| Roberto Silvi | Editor |
| Jefferson Sage | Art Direction |
| Dinaz Stafford | Second Second Assistant Director, Casting |
| Ellen Lutter | Costume Designer |
| Kinnari Panikar | Costume Designer |
| Michael Zimbrich | First Assistant Director |
| Eve Silvester | Unit Manager |
| Linda Wilson | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Alex Griswold | Sound Mixer |
| Tim Pershing | Key Grip |
| Maureen Farley | Property Master |
| Jeff Hartmann | Leadman |
| Marissa Littlefield | First Assistant Editor |
| Mustaque M. Ashrafi | Makeup Artist |
| Mary Ellen Porto | Sound Editor |
| Sooni Taraporevala | Writer |
| Mitch Epstein | Production Design |
| Jeanette Scott | Set Decoration |
| Judy Claman | Casting |
| Susan Lyall | Costume Designer |
| Lydia Dean Pilcher | Unit Production Manager |
| Noga Isackson | Second Assistant Director |
| Nilita Vachani | Script Supervisor |
| Tommy Louie | Boom Operator |
| Daniel Ehrenbard | Gaffer |
| David Crank | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Tula Goenka | Associate Editor |
| Kenneth Walker | Hairstylist |
| Edna Sheen | Makeup Artist |
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Chris Lombardi | First Assistant Camera |
| KATE Butler | Second Assistant Camera |
| John Higgins | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mira Nair | Producer |
| Lydia Dean Pilcher | Associate Producer |
| Cherie L. Rodgers | Executive Producer |
| Mitch Epstein | Co-Producer |
| Michael Nozik | Producer |
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