Movie

Mississippi Masala

Released: September 18, 1991 (1991)

Runtime: 118 minutes

Genres: Drama, Romance

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Joe Seneca as Williben Williams
Age at release: 72
Roshan Seth as Jay
Age at release: 49
Sharmila Tagore as Kinnu
Age at release: 46
Mohan Agashe as Kanti Napkin
Age at release: 44
Charles S. Dutton as Tyrone Williams
Age at release: 40
Denzel Washington as Demetrius Williams
Age at release: 36
Ranjit Chowdhry as Anil
Age at release: 35
Sarita Choudhury as Mina
Age at release: 25
Mohan Gokhale as Pontiac
Age at release: Unknown
Tico Wells as Dexter Williams
Age at release: Unknown

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Willy Cobbs as Skillet
Age at release: 59
Yvette Hawkins as Aunt Rose
Age at release: 50
Rajika Puri as Gossip Aunty #2
Age at release: 46
Aanjjan Srivastav as Jammubhai
Age at release: Unknown
Konga Mbandu as Okelo
Age at release: Unknown
Sahira Nair as Young Mina
Age at release: Unknown
Dipti Suthar as Chanda
Age at release: Unknown
Varsha Thaker as Kusumben
Age at release: Unknown
Ashok Lath as Harry Patel
Age at release: Unknown
Natalie Oliver as Alicia LeShay
Age at release: Unknown
Karen Pinkston as Mrs. Robinson
Age at release: Unknown
Sharon Williams as Tadice
Age at release: Unknown
Cyreio Hughes as DJ
Age at release: Unknown
Stacy Swinford as Bubba
Age at release: Unknown
Rick Senn as Piggly Wiggly Checker
Age at release: Unknown
Jim Haffey as White Truck Driver
Age at release: Unknown
Dillon Rozell Gross as Police Officer
Age at release: Unknown
Larry Haggard as Joe
Age at release: Unknown
E. W. Colvin as Grandcraw
Age at release: Unknown
Joyce Murrah as Lady at Lusco's
Age at release: Unknown