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Mississippi Masala

1992·1h 58m·R
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
7,481 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.

Mississippi Masala is a 1992 drama romance movie directed by Mira Nair, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 7,481 votes and runs 1h 58m.

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Director
Mira Nair
Stars
Denzel Washington
Sarita Choudhury
Roshan Seth
Sharmila Tagore
Creators
Sooni Taraporevala
Details
1992-02-05
118 min
Movie
R
★ United States, United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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