Mississippi Masala (1991)

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. Set primarily in rural Mississippi, the film explores interracial romance between African Americans and Indian Americans. Storyline: An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The now-adult Indian daughter meets and falls in love with a Black man, and the respective families are forced to come to terms …