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Mississippi Masala

Year:

1992

Duration:

118 min

Genres:

Romance | Drama | Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Mira Nair

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1992-02-05

Filming Locations: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Earnings

Gross: $7,310,000 (USA) Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

Sarita Choudhury

Meena

Roshan Seth

Jay (Meena's dad)

Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

Mohan Agashe

Kanti Napkin

Tico Wells

Dexter Williams

Yvette Hawkins

Aunt Rose

Anjan Srivastav

Jammubhai (as Anjan Srivastava)

Dipti Suthar

Chanda (Anil's wife)

Varsha Thaker

Kusumben

Ashok Lath

Harry Patel

Natalie Oliver-Atherton

Alicia LeShay (as Natalie Oliver)

Karen Pinkston

Mrs. Morgan

Willy Cobbs

Skillet

Mira Nair

Gossip 1

Rajika Puri

Gossip 2

Sharon Williams

Tadice

Cyreio Hughes

D.J.

Stacy Swinford

Bubba

Rick Senn

Piggly Wiggly Checker

Jim Haffey

White Truck Driver

Dillon Rozell Gross

Police Officer

Larry Haggard

Joe

E.W. Colvin

Grandcraw

Joyce Murrah

Lady at Lusco's

Kevin McNeil

Clarence

Fred Matthews

Grandaddy (as Reverend Fred Matthews)

Mahlon Bouldin

Student

Buddy St. Amant

Biloxi Cop

Ben Burford

Bank Manager

Sam Sherrill

Phinias T. Turnbull

Alix Henry Sanders

Barber

Jerone Wiggins

James

Sadie Carr

Mildred

Richard Crick

White Customer

Alix W. Sanders

Postman

Shung Moo Joe

Chinese Customer

Jaimini Thaker

Kanti Bhai

Hollis Pippin

Sylvester Artiste III

Dewey Buffington

Evangelist

Tony McGhee

Rapper 1

J.D. Barrett

Rapper 2

Tre'Demond Spearman

Rapper 3

Argentina Moore

Rapper 4

Nora Boland

Shop-at-Home Anchor Person 1

Patsy Garrett

Shop-at-Home Anchor Person 2

Konga Mbandu

Okelo

Sahira Nair

Young Mina

Michael Wawuyo

Soldier on Bus

Phavin Parbario

Young Jay

Emanuel Mudara

Young Okelo

Immaculate Byakatonda

Okelo's Mother

Amrit Panesar

Mrs. Bedi

Jimmy Din

Bharat

Bonnie M. Lubega

Teacher

Sammy E.D. Senkumba

Taxi Driver

Mayambala Ssekasi

Prison Captain

Joseph Olita

Idi Amin

Muteta Wilberforce

Soldier at Roadblock

Did you know?

Trivia

Joseph Olita, who plays Idi Amin, also played him in Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981).

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Demetrius' father, Williben, works as a server at a restaurant in their hometown of Greenwood, Mississippi. The location used to shoot the restaurant scenes was Lusco's, a real restaurant that has been a Greenwood institution since it was opened in 1933 by Italian immigrants. The restaurant's appearance is distinguished by its individual, curtained-off private dining booths, which are visible in the movie. As of 2006, the restaurant was still running.

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Goofs

There are numerous problems with the map displayed when the family is leaving Africa. Florence is shown as a seaside town in Italy; Hartford, CT is placed too far East; Providence, RI is too far West; Durham, NC is placed too far Northwest and right on the Virginia border, which it isn't.

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On the map during the transition between Uganda and the U.S., Albany and Syracuse are located in Vermont.

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The Tri-color Flag of India is shown upside down, while it is being taken down when Jay & Kinnu are meeting Okello for the Last time. Green color is shown at top, which, actually is at the bottom & Orange being at top.

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Quotes

Williben Williams: What's wrong with you, boy? Don't you know the rules?

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Jammubhai: I'm ashamed of you! I am so ashamed of you!

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Meena: [after Jay and Kinnu discover her and Demetrius's relationship] What about me? What about me? I've never asked you for anything! Never expected anything! I'm 24 years old, and I'm still here! Stuck *here!* You think I'm happy? I love him. That's not a crime, is it?

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