• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1991-09-18
  • Runtime118 minutes
  • TaglinePassion. Tradition. Mix it up.
  • Revenue7,310,000$
  • GenreDrama, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesCinecom Pictures, Mirabai Films, Film Four International
  • Budget8,000,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Denzel Washington

Sarita Choudhury

Roshan Seth

Sharmila Tagore

Charles S. Dutton

Joe Seneca

Ranjit Chowdhry

Mohan Gokhale

Mohan Agashe

Tico Wells

Aanjjan Srivastav

Mira Nair

Patsy Garrett

Michael Wawuyo