Closet Picks
Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

Mira Nair, 1991

Spine #1127

Picked by 2 guests

Drama / Romance

Criterion Letterboxd TMDB

Directed by Mira Nair

Written by Sooni Taraporevala

Cinematography Edward Lachman

Edited by Roberto Silvi

Cast Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Ranjit Chowdhry, Mohan Gokhale

Picked by

Rosanna Arquette

“Mississippi Masala. That’s fantastic. I do love this movie, so it’s great. What a great random pick.”

Mindy Kaling

“This is Mississippi Masala, directed by the iconic legend Mira Nair. Mira Nair has made so many amazing movies, but this one, to me, really sticks out because of how ahead of its time it is. Not only are Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury the best looking that they’ve ever been, the movie is about immigration, displacement, and how marginalized communities can feel prejudice towards each other, and, like I said, I just think it’s incredibly ahead of its time.”