Mississippi Masala (1991)
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.
The movie Mississippi Masala, released in 1991, features 20 songs from artists like Mukesh and Chorus, Smiley Lewis, Viji Subramaniam , Sattar Tari & Gopal Marathe and Sidney Youngblood. What is your favorite song from Mississippi Masala?
Songs from Mississippi Masala
- Happy Birthday to You
- Mera Joota Hai Japani
- Mukesh and Chorus
- Caledonia's Party
- Smiley Lewis
- Sawan Ka Mahina
- Viji Subramaniam , Sattar Tari & Gopal Marathe
- Congratulations
- Sidney Youngblood
- Just One Of Them Thangs
- Keith Sweat & Gerald Levert
- Ton Of Joy
- Otis Redding
- New China Awakening
- Angel From Heaven
- Up Above My Head
- Marion Williams
- Ahista Ahista
- Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh
- Autumn Girl
- Cool Moon
- Yancey Special
- Pinetop Perkins
- Kanda Ya Nini
- Papy Matolodode Tex Group
- Crosscut Saw
- Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana
- The Afrigo Band
- Jail Song
- Mujse Pehli Si Muhabbat Mere Mehboob Na Maang
- Noor Jehan
- Sad Feelin'
- Mundeke