Movie to reconsider ::: Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala (1992) directed by Mira Nair , with Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhoury, is one of those rear films; that invite you to take a look at the world we live in. Giving you the opportunity to see how much ideas play a role in the adult minds in society spectrum. This is a movie that is both heart felt and brutally honest.



With so much racial tension that takes place in the south and within the country as a whole, towards those, who are considered less than that of a citizen and those who come to this country to seek exile from such persecution you would think they identify. On the contrary! Strange enough, two different cultures which will peg themselves as two different races, have more in common than less, but somehow find ways to separate themselves from one another. Which is done on the base of misconceptions and lies, put in place to propagate further separation, which only breeds more hate, and dis honesty in their society and in the world as a whole.

It is the underlying hate and dissatisfaction with an oppression that has taken place outside of our generation. And oppression that has seeped into the pores of the masses, and has taken hold of them like a parasite, reemerging well calculated and well fed to reek havoc upon the globe. It is a bad spirit that humanity is slowly begging to confront for as far as I can see it. The global climate is tainted by lies and needs to change.

This film is a lesson to all who see it. No matter your racial classification you should be able to sit back and see this film for what it is, and also see it a metaphor a public service announcement. This film yell out loud, that racism is a man made tool only built on lies, and fear. That idea I think is one that has burned the planet for to many centuries, and needs to have a serious halt in order to see progress for humanity as it is and for what it is, and that is one global community that takes it's likeness from is geographic region.

I do not want to get to preachy and wish for you to enjoy this film, but there is more to this film. This piece of work can be used as a stepping stone to the catalyst humanity needs in order to branch out into a future that can break the false laws that have been put into our social stratosphere. Now I am not saying that this is some sort of end all, and we can become one, but the world will receive more light from the sun if we began the journey of repairing and repaving the roads that we have traveled to get here.

Here take a look at the trailer for the film : Watch

From IMDB :

An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it. During the British rule in India, many Indians, men and women, were sent to Uganda, Africa, to assist in the making of a railroad. When the railroad was complete, most of the Indians decided to make Uganda their home. Soon they became rich, owned properties and enjoyed a far better standard of living than their Native counterparts. Parents of Indian girls even refused to get them marry Native Africans, and using this as a pretext, General Idi Amin, in November of 1972 made it mandatory for all Asians to leave Uganda, as he wanted Africa to be a "black Africa". One of the displaced family was of Jay, Kinnu and their young daughter, Meena. From Kampala to Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.A., this family attempted to establish themselves with their relatives, Anil, Jammubhai, Kusum, Chanda, Kanti, and Pontiac. From 1972 to 1990, the three ran a liquor shop, while Meena cleaned Motel rooms and bathrooms. Since Meena has a dark complexion, was often mistaken for a Mexican, Kinnu is unable to find a suitable groom for her. Jay still keeps the hope that one day he will regain his estate in Kampala and return to live there for the rest of his life, and continues to nurse a grudge against the black Africans who had displaced him and taken over his property. Now to make matters worse, Jay gets a rude shock when Anil tells him that Meena is having an affair with a "Kaalu" (Black man) named Demetrius Williams, who runs a business cleaning carpets in Motel rooms. Watch how tensions rise, when salt is rubbed on old wounds, and racism, called "tradition" by some folks in the U.S., raises it's ugly head, perhaps to claim more victims - this time Meena and Demetrius - who may not be able to handle the chain of events started by their love for each other.