Mississippi Masala
Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.
1991 | 118m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Mira Nair |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Sooni Taraporevala |
| Staring: |
| Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the 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, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Film4 Productions, Cinecom Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $7,310,000
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 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 |
| 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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