Mississippi Masala

Synopsis

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.

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When & where

Streaming on

• HBO Max↗
• HBO Max Amazon Channel↗
• Criterion Channel↗
• Cinemax Amazon Channel↗
• Cinemax Apple TV Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Denzel Washington
  as Demetrius Williams
• 
  Sarita Choudhury
  as Mina
• 
  Roshan Seth
  as Jay
• 
  Sharmila Tagore
  as Kinnu
• 
  Charles S. Dutton
  as Tyrone Williams
• 
  Joe Seneca
  as Williben Williams

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