82 Thoughts I Had While Rewatching Mississippi Masala

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In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s handy victory over Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, this seemed as good a week as any to rewatch the 1991 cult classic Mississippi Masala, directed by Mamdani’s mother, filmmaker Mira Nair. But then again, does one really need a specific or timely reason to watch And Just Like That…’s Sarita Choudhury engage in one of the hottest sex scenes of all time with none other than Denzel Washington?

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