Mississippi Masala (1991)

Name: Mississippi Masala (1991)
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-01-07
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Cast: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth

For their first pick of 2026, LEONTINE CINEMA hosts the observant and sexy culture clashing romantic drama from director Mira Nair: MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991) starring Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury at the ESQUIRE on Wednesday, January 7th. About the film: 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. Join Leontine Cinema at the Esquire Theatre on the 1st Wednesday of every month with a look at some of the best women-directed cult films of the past, hosted by Garin Pirnia. About our host: Garin Pirnia is a Covington-based freelance writer and filmmaker. She has written about arts and culture for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, CityBeat, Esquire, Cincinnati Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Eater, and many more publications. She is author of The Beer Cheese Book, Rebels and Underdogs: The Story of Ohio Rock and Roll, and an upcoming book on women film directors. She also writes weird horror comedy screenplays, and is a judge for the Cindependent Film Fest.DramaPT1H58MR2026-01-07

Denzel Washington

Sarita Choudhury

Roshan Seth

Mira Nair

Michael Nozik

Mississippi Masala (1991)"Mississippi Masala (1991)"

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Showtimes

January 7, 7:30 pm