Washington and Choudhury have a nice chemistry that works very well in this picture and makes their romance even more believable. Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury are appealing as the central figures from different backgrounds and struggle to stay together amid the controversy that swirls around them. The theme of interracial romance is the setting for this fine drama and focus on the divisions between black Americans and South Asian communities. Reviewed by NewEnglandPat 7 / 10 A good romance picture with great lead actors Many women went to see Denzil but came away enjoying a unique and interesting love story with racism from another angle as it's strong undertone. I New York the movie opened quietly then quickly became popular by word-of-mouth. Mira Nir has made her mark with this movie. What was most admirable in this movie is the writer/director's ability to merge three cultures (Uganda, India, & Southern USA) into an enchanting love story. I particular enjoyed Sunil and friends and Denzil's brother.
The other actors were magnificent and were perfect for their parts. The plot is excellent and this must have been the reason why other notable actors (Charles Dutton comes to mind and the actors who played Meena's Father (Rohan Seth, I think, who came in Gandhi), and the actor who played Denzil's father. I wondered what made him decide on such a low key movie.
Denzil Washington was riding high with his Malcolm X role in the news. When Mississippi Masala opened it was a B movie or was treated as such. Reviewed by dreaddy2 9 / 10 One of the most interesting movies I've seen.
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As Demetrius reminds Mina's father: "Your skin is just a couple of shades from mine." Regardless of whether or not these sorts of things happen a lot, the movie does a very good job with it all. Also, it shows how the blacks are racist towards the Indians and vice versa. The movie shows many things, in particular how both the blacks and the Indians were displaced from their ancestral lands. Her family does not approve of her dating a black man, and Demetrius' friends don't like him dating an Indian woman. She develops a relationship with Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a local man. Mina (Sarita Choudhury) is the daughter of an Indian family who fled Uganda for Mississippi. Some of the Indians moved to Mississippi and began running motels. When Idi Amin came to power in the early 1970s, he expelled all non-black Africans. Some of the Indians stayed and became lawyers, physicians, etc. In the early 20th century, the English government moved several people from India to Uganda to build the railroad. Reviewed by lee_eisenberg 10 / 10 one of those movies that you don't usually expect Watch how tensions rise when salt is rubbed on old wounds, and racism, called "tradition" by some folks in the U.S., raises its ugly head, perhaps to claim more victims - this time Meena and Demetrius - who may not be able to handle the chain of events started by their love for each other. Now to make matters worse, Jay gets a rude shock when Anil tells him that Meena is having an affair with a "kaalu" (Black man) named Demetrius Williams, who runs a business cleaning carpets in motel rooms. Jay still keeps the hope that one day he will regain his estate in Kampala and return to live there for the rest of his life, and continues to nurse a grudge against the black Africans who had displaced him and taken over his property. Since Meena had a dark complexion, she was often mistaken for a Mexican, and Kinnu was unable to find a suitable groom for her. From 1972 to 1990, Jay and Kinnu ran a liquor shop, while Meena cleaned motel rooms and bathrooms. The family attempted to establish themselves in their new surroundings while reacquainting themselves with their relatives, Anil, Jammubhai, Kusum, Chanda, Kanti, and Pontiac. In the movie one of the displaced families was Jay, Kinnu, and their young daughter, Meena, moving from Kampala to Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.A. Using this as a pretext, in November of 1972 General Idi Amin made it mandatory for all Asians to leave Uganda, as he wanted Africa to be a "black Africa". Some conservative parents of second generation Ugandan-Indians refused to permit their children to marry native Ugandans.
Soon they became rich property owners and enjoyed a far better standard of living than native Ugandans. When the railroad was complete, most of the Indians decided to make Uganda their new home. During the British rule in India, many Indians were sent to Uganda to assist in the building of a railroad.
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