Ratings

TMDB Rating 6.3

Financials

Revenue: $7,310,000

Budget: $8,000,000

Profit: - $-690,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: Passion. Tradition. Mix it up.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 6

Release Date: Sep 18, 1991

Rating:

Run Time: 1h 58m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United Kingdom , United States of America

Production Companies: Cinecom Pictures , Mirabai Films , Film4 Productions , Samuel Goldwyn Company


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Synopsis

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the 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

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Demetrius Williams

Age : 69 | Popularity : 77%

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Mina

Age : 57 | Popularity : 18%

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Jay

Age : 81 | Popularity : 6%

Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore

Kinnu

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Tyrone Williams

Age : 73 | Popularity : 15%

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Williben Williams

Age : 77 | Popularity : 4%

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Anil

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Mohan Gokhale

Mohan Gokhale

Pontiac

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%


Crew

Department Role Name
Camera Director of Photography
Edward Lachman
Edward Lachman
Directing Director
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Art Art Direction
Jefferson Sage
Jefferson Sage
Set Decoration
Jeanette Scott
Jeanette Scott
Production Design
Mitch Epstein
Mitch Epstein
Editing Editor
Roberto Silvi
Roberto Silvi
Writing Writer
Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala
Sound Original Music Composer
L. Subramaniam
L. Subramaniam
Department Role Name

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