Why else might it be India?!?!  Big in the motel/hotel industry in the USA??

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Mississippi Masala

R

 1991 ‧ Comedy-drama/Indie film ‧ 1h 58m

6.6/10IMDb81%Rotten Tomatoes3.5/4Roger Ebert

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After Mina's (Sarita Choudhury) Indian family is ousted from their home in Uganda by dictator Idi Amin, they relocate to Mississippi to start a new life. Mina falls for Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a young carpet cleaner, despite the protestations of their families over their racial difference. Th… MORE

Release date: February 5, 1992 (USA)

Director: Mira Nair

Screenplay: Sooni Taraporevala

Budget: 8 million USD