a 1991 romantic drama film directed by Mira Nair, based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth

Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film directed by Mira Nair, based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth.

the 1991 romantic drama from filmmaker Mira Nair that goes well beyond the bounds of the bounds's genre to explore the destruction of racism that cut across all cultures

Mississippi Masala is the 1991 romantic drama from filmmaker Mira Nair that goes well beyond the bounds of the bounds's genre to explore the destruction of racism that cut across all cultures.

a 1991 romantic drama film , directed by Mira Nairbased upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth

Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film directed by Mira Nair, based upon a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth.

a 1991 film inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet about the interracial romance between an African American man and an Indian American woman in rural Mississippi

Mississippi Masala is a 1991 film inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet about the interracial romance between an African American man and an Indian American woman in rural Mississippi.

something of a hidden gem in the romance genre

And while Mississippi Masala remains something of a hidden gem in the romance genre, the romance genre’s a reminder of the diversity of stories waiting to be unearthed by filmmakers willing to look for them.

about interracial romance and culture clash

Mississippi Masala is about interracial romance and culture clash, and clash features some great young Denzel Washington sex scenes.

a romance

Mississippi Masala is a romance, but a romance’s also (like Pariah) a story of family coming to term with a romance's own bigotry.

about an interracial romance between a black man and an Indian woman

Mississippi Masala is about an interracial romance between a black man and an Indian woman.

an interracial love story between an Indian woman and an African man, , and a cultural clash followed by politics, anti-war drama

Mississippi Masala is an interracial love story between an Indian woman and an African man, followed by politics, anti-war drama, and a cultural clash.

a love story between Demetrius (Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington), a young black man born, raised, and tired of Greenwood, Mississippi, and Mina (newcomer Sarita Choudhury), a younger Indian woman whose family lives and works in a hotel run by an extended family of Indians

Mississippi Masala is a love story between Demetrius (Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington), a young black man born, raised, and tired of Greenwood, Mississippi, and Mina (newcomer Sarita Choudhury), a younger Indian woman whose family lives and works in a hotel run by an extended family of Indians.

comedy

Mississippi Masala by contrast is a joyful comedy based on racial prejudices of an Indian family that migrates to Mississippi.

a love story between Demetrius (), , raisedand tired of GreenwoodMississippiand Mina Academy Award-winner Denzel Washingtona young black man born, , , (newcomer Sarita Choudhury), a younger Indian woman whose family lives and works in a hotel run by an extended family of Indians

Mississippi Masala is a love story between Demetrius (Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington), a young black man born, raised, and tired of Greenwood, Mississippi, and Mina (newcomer Sarita Choudhury), a younger Indian woman whose family lives and works in a hotel run by an extended family of Indians.

a charming American romance that centers on the representation that wasn't found much in the genre at the time

Even with its narrative structure problems, Mississippi Masala is a charming American romance that centers on the representation that wasn't found much in the genre at the time, and Criterion's solid presentation deserves at least a look.

a romantic film which challenges us to add more respect and tolerance to America's cultural stew of many colors

Mississippi Masala is a romantic film which challenges us to add more respect and tolerance to America's cultural stew of many colors.

as an intense blend of colors and eclectic traditions that include modern jazz, festejo, hip hop and African influences

The music of Mississippi may be described as an intense blend of colors and eclectic traditions that include modern jazz, festejo, hip hop and African influences.

a combination of all sorts of Southern styles from gospel to blues to country to rock, fueled with mysticism and given a psychodelic twist

This Mississippi native’s music is a combination of all sorts of Southern styles from gospel to blues to country to rock, fueled with mysticism and given a psychodelic twist.

blues, country, classical, gospel, rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm and blues, R & B, rap, or popular

Mississippians's music may be blues, country, classical, gospel, rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm and blues, R & B, rap, or popular.

elements of both fantasy and historical fiction

Set in the context of Hurricane Camille and the civil rights movement in Mississippi in 1969, Mississippi has elements of both fantasy and historical fiction.