Mississippi Masala
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Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film by Mira Nair that explores themes of race, migration, and cross-cultural relationships between an Indian Ugandan woman and an African American man in the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mississippi Masala canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10392374 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mississippi Masala Context triple: [Mira Nair, notableWork, Mississippi Masala]
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A.
Soul Food
Soul Food is a 1997 American drama film that follows the emotional and culinary traditions of an African-American family as they struggle to stay united through personal and financial hardships.
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B.
Soul Food
Soul Food is the critically acclaimed 1995 debut album by Atlanta hip hop group Goodie Mob, known for its socially conscious lyrics and foundational role in Southern rap.
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C.
Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind is a 2015 American drama film about two gamblers on a high-stakes road trip down the Mississippi River, known for its character-driven storytelling and strong performances by Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds.
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D.
Bayou Boogaloo
Bayou Boogaloo is an annual music and cultural festival in Norfolk, Virginia, celebrating Louisiana-inspired food, art, and live performances along the city’s waterfront.
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E.
Broken Bat
Broken Bat is a collaborative punk-influenced rock project featuring Ty Segall and other musicians known for their raw, lo-fi sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mississippi Masala Target entity description: Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film by Mira Nair that explores themes of race, migration, and cross-cultural relationships between an Indian Ugandan woman and an African American man in the American South.
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A.
Soul Food
Soul Food is a 1997 American drama film that follows the emotional and culinary traditions of an African-American family as they struggle to stay united through personal and financial hardships.
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B.
Soul Food
Soul Food is the critically acclaimed 1995 debut album by Atlanta hip hop group Goodie Mob, known for its socially conscious lyrics and foundational role in Southern rap.
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C.
Mississippi Grind
Mississippi Grind is a 2015 American drama film about two gamblers on a high-stakes road trip down the Mississippi River, known for its character-driven storytelling and strong performances by Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds.
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D.
Bayou Boogaloo
Bayou Boogaloo is an annual music and cultural festival in Norfolk, Virginia, celebrating Louisiana-inspired food, art, and live performances along the city’s waterfront.
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E.
Broken Bat
Broken Bat is a collaborative punk-influenced rock project featuring Ty Segall and other musicians known for their raw, lo-fi sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| characterOrigin |
African American man
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Indian Ugandan woman ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Edward Lachman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mira Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Roberto Silvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus |
African American community
ⓘ
Indian diaspora ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Demetrius
NERFINISHED
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Mina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | L. Subramaniam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Indian African expulsion from Uganda
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portrayal of interracial romance in the American South ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael Nozik
NERFINISHED
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Mira Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitch Epstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Miramax Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1992-02-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sooni Taraporevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Greenwood, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles S. Dutton
NERFINISHED
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Denzel Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Seneca NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranjit Chowdhry NERFINISHED ⓘ Roshan Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarita Choudhury NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharmila Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cross-cultural relationships
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diaspora ⓘ interracial romance ⓘ migration ⓘ race ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
late 20th century American South
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post-Idi Amin era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mississippi Masala Description of subject: Mississippi Masala is a 1991 romantic drama film by Mira Nair that explores themes of race, migration, and cross-cultural relationships between an Indian Ugandan woman and an African American man in the American South.
Referenced by (5)
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