DVD & Blu-ray: MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991) Starring Denzel Washington & Sarita Choudhury

Product Description: The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala, a luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington), their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of their families and exposes the rifts between the region’s Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with bighearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love’s power.

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Director: Mira Nair

Starring: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 117 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: May 24, 2022

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DVD - Criterion Collection

Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

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Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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DVD: Dolby Digital 2.0
Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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NEW 4K RESTORATION, supervised by director Mira Nair and director of photography Ed Lachman, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
New conversation between actor Sarita Choudhury and film critic Devika Girish
New audio commentary featuring Nair
New interviews with Lachman, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, and production designer and photographer Mitch Epstein
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Bilal Qureshi and excerpts from Nair's production journal