Mississippi Masala Final Scene

There are some scenes from this film on KZbin, but my favorite one seems to be left out, so here it is!

[@josephisaac2060]

This is perhaps one of the greatest closing scenes and songs in any movie I've ever seen!

[@kakimuniafu450]

...of all time!

[@ekibirigeable]

You're absolutely right!

[@HSS7564]

Agree !!!

[@NJNUNEZ]

I agree. Merry Christmas.

[@boudusaved4719]

Every time I see this scene I have tears of joy. Such a nice touching scene when Jay has this realization, acceptance and closure while he watches a lady dance to music that invades her soul, and the young boy who puts his hand on Jay's face causing Jay to hold him close without asking permission...my God, I'm not sure if that was a happy accident caught on camera or intentional but it helped convey what Jay was looking for...such beautiful humanity.

[@sfgnyy]

The best part of the film is when Jay hugs the African child. He finds peace and closure. He ends his bitterness. Good lesson to all of us. Being bitter is not healthy. I struggle with it.

[@lamenina24]

Yes! A very uplifting and emotional ending. Healing is indeed the best option. Bitterness is especially difficult to deal with when its not toward an individual but toward an entity, institution, a people group and or a government. It may seem impossible but through movies like this and many other resources, it shows an individual can find peace and joy no matter the circumstances.

[@nicholastziavaras8910]

@@lamenina24 Thank you. I appreciate your kind and sage words.

[@jamesriendeau128]

Amen to that😊

[@mmps18]

Yes!! It brings tears to my eyes every time

[@ronaldgranville9760]

GOD HELP ME DO I!!!!!!!!

[@nainaramavrat8962]

Love this film and song! My dad is a Ugandan Indian!

[@ekibirigeable]

I also love it so much! I am Ugandan and when I was 8 years old my family had to escape from Uganda because Idi Amin wanted to kill my father who was a high ranking officer in the military. We escaped to Kenya and lived in Nairobi for a few months as refugees. We were then sponsored by some US Christian organizations to go to America where my Dad wanted to study for the ministry (to be a pastor, because he had become converted while a in prison as political prisoner under the previous President, Milton Obote). Well guess where we ended up when we got to America? You guessed it, Mississippi!!! And rural Mississippi at that, in a small town called Brookhaven. It was the biggest culture shock in the world! (This was in 1977 so you can imagine the whole racial dynamic that we were totally unaccustomed to!) At the time we lived there, we were the ONLY Ugandans in the state of Mississippi! Anyway after my Dad finished his initial studies after 5 years, we moved to California where he continued advanced studies and that's where I mostly grew up (and that was the total geographical & cultural opposite of Mississippi!). The movie came out when I was in college (uni for you Brits), in Santa Barbara and I went to see it with a friend, having no idea what it was about but the title intrigued me. By the end it's like I had tears in my eyes and I have NEVER cried in a movie but it was so awesome & emotional that I could understand the Swahili in the beginning and the really fabulous song at the end by Afrigo Band which is in my language, Luganda. To say the least, it was kind of autobiographical and so personal that when I rushed home to call my mother & tell her about it, the first thing she said was, "We should sue!"🤣🤣 And that's what my dad used to say all the time when we first arrived in America, "Americans are ALWAYS SUING!"😏

[@ekibirigeable]

The Director Mira Nair is Ugandan Indian. She's made lots of other great films like Salaam Bombay and The Queen of Katwe with Lupita Nyongo. She always gives herself small bit parts in her films. In this movie she was the first Indian woman gossiping at the Indian wedding. "(You can be dark and have money..."), a bit of a commentary on Indians' fixation with skin complexion. Her husband Mahmood Mamdhani, also a Ugandan Indian and is one of the most prominent African politics specialists in the world. He's taught at Columbia University, and other renowned universities.

[@Nairah912]

@@ekibirigeablemira isnt ugandan, she was born in orissa and grew up in Odisha ☺️

[@filippofittipaldi8050]

I absolutely loved his love letter to his wife. He realizes his home has always been where she is.

[@youdaone7048]

I love to see that woman dancing. She is so happy and beautiful and so is everyone surrounding her. Very nice scene

[@juliarodriguez4572]

Yes I agree so beautiful.

[@michellecafe5138]

Beautiful scene, a sad sort of happiness and hope at the same time in the smile of a beautiful young woman. Awesome

[@Sun.of.WaKhan]

One of my favorite movie songs and Films of all time. I really like this scene, as Jay realizes that, despite the political unrest, the Ugandan people have and will always be his people.

[@mikeyboy777]

I twin that feeling!

[@mclyte20]

Legend has it , that still to this day in the streets of Kampala, this song that's playing on the stereo (Mundeke by Afrigo Band), the people dancing and the people surrounding the dancers are still dancing and enjoying themselves and have not aged a day old and look the same as they did in this scene 30 years ago.

[@cnjindian4you]

I don't understand this language but whenever i see this scene from film and this song it makes me cry for some reason.its probably from innocence that I see from all this people..

[@ekibirigeable]

The language is Luganda and the song in the end is a love song with a girl pleading with her family and friends, "Leave me be. Let me be with the one I want to love". It's by the Afrigo Band of Uganda. They are really good.

[@jamesriendeau128]

We always long to go home. When you go there you realize home is where you are living now. Closure is therapeutic. And yes this is one of the best ending scenes ever.

[@abhishekgupta3612]

Love that kid who showed the love for Roshan Seth.

[@marissalevee1324]

This movie has and will always remain my favorite. Every time I watch it I see it from a different perspective. From the different cultures, to a beautiful love story. This will never get old for me..

[@mikeyboy777]

I've written a paper on it by my Ethnic Studies class, and I'm about to srsly write another 1 !!!!

[@dkonciousblkfemknightman]

That cute little boy..OMG... 😍

[@andreawilliams2356]

D KNIGHTMAN He’s adorable

[@mtarkes]

It is fake. He's a paid actor.

[@utube2825]

@@mtarkes lol

[@bluebomber-]

Adorable❤❤❤

[@HeismyShepard]

The story of so many political refugees and immigrants in this country. Such a powerful ending!

[@ronaldgranville9760]

YES. I AGREE WITH YOU!!!!

[@sergengosila720]

This ending scene feel me with so much nostalgia. I’m not even Indian or born when this movie come out. Beautifully executed this film end

[@OneEyedLion]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Beautiful story and beautiful people.

[@alulatadesse1646]

Always choke up with ending of this movie. He spent all his time fighting to get back home only to find out that home wasn't at home anymore. 😭😭😭😭

[@carlasmith219]

Love this song I wish I knew what she was singing but I bet its something beautiful ❤️ I love this movie. It’s a very emotional movie. I absolutely love this scene when the child put their hand to Jays face that symbolized acceptance❤️

[@pencillinemedia]

Leave me be with that one that I chose to love, leave us be....is the summation of the meaning

[@ranneyjackson7497]

One of my favorite movies ever

[@ekibirigeable]

The title/chorus is Mundeke Mbele N'oyo. "Leave me alone & Let me be with the one that I LOVE". That's the main chorus and theme of the song . It's by The Afrigo Band

[@JuriAmari]

Edward Kibirige That’s perfect! Jay gets to go back to Uganda and Mira and Demetrius get to stay together. A happy ending all around. :)

[@michellecafe5138]

@@JuriAmari I think he goes back to Mississippi, he is saying goodbye to the people he loves to be with the woman he loves and accepts his daughter 's decision. Poignant

[@alexojang916]

Watched this movie today full always half way .... This song in the closing scene could be one of the greatest songs to ever be released eeeehhh song is too sweet 🙌👏

[@bluebomber-]

Makes u wanna cry

[@olawalearemu9707]

I can watch this movie over and over again !!!👍

[@juliarodriguez4572]

Me too!

[@asanta2023]

👍🏽💯😀

[@_january]

I’m American & I love this scene 💕

[@robinbrown2256]

This scene gets me every time

[@bluebomber-]

Yup......one of the best ending scenes I've ever seen

[@alaypatel6050]

Very well made movie. So much in contrast today’s hediously ugly ones. All you need is a good story and some sense of cinematography and bgm. This ending scene is telling everything silently without anyone saying anything. So beautiful 🌹🌹🌹

[@kittymom2]

Thank you, that is my favorite scene too :)

[@adambenwang]

Epic , masterful, ending. This interracial plot of Denzel and the Indian American girl overcoming prejudices was - sorry - a bit worn, BUT the interracial aspect of the Indians being evicted from Uganda and the man's enduring unresolved yearning for his "homeland" in Africa and psychological trauma from being evicted through claims that he was not a "real" Uganda.. oh, that was deep and substantive and moving. This ending - the child's acceptance of him, and his embrace of the child - was overflowing with symbolism of some resolution of those conflicts and mental peace and embrace. So, so good. This movie was less slick than Monsoon Wedding and in some ways, more endearing, though I loved Monsoon Wedding as well in a sort saccharine sweet, comfort food, way. I also loved Monsoon Wedding for what it was, and though it did explore the culturally taboo topic of sexual abuse, I do think Mira Nair indulged herself (and us) a little bit in Monsoon, like I said, like a comfort food.

[@mmps18]

This!!! This scene is so powerful and makes me cry every time.

[@mmps18]

Such a beautiful, moving scene.

[@joycelynlundy-db5qb]

Yes it is

[@christy.d.washington]

This my favorite scene in my favorite Denzel film!

[@juliarodriguez4572]

Mine's too.

[@shoganandsavageshow4943]

I have always love the ending of the movies. This song. I wish I understood it

[@amtulmalik6307]

Sweetest ending. Makes me cry

[@SalaWalter]

makes me soo emotional

[@mselemnassib4451]

Dahhhh his last words to her wife " home is where the heart is and my heart is with you"

[@delightschwartz2155]

Perfect bittersweet resolution for the father.

[@ciaobella65]

This scene never fails to make me cry...

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Last time we ever saw Denzel Washington in regular letters. From this point forward he has been DENZEL WASHINGTON. I loved how vulnerable and human he made Demetrius. We saw the character, not the transcendent actor. And his chemistry with Sarita was off the charts. They smoldered together.

[@smartguy360]

very good points their chemistry made me watch this movie after seeing a clip of it on social media

[@smiller4659]

Absolutely adore this movie.

[@arianarobinson8733]

It's was really cute to see the baby to see a human n not color 🥰🥰

[@jhulanyatra6901]

Esse tipo de amor limpo livre me encanta filme maravilhoso e música completa

[@mahasohona966]

amazing scene !

[@dayfree1061]

I don't think he cared if his daughter was with a black man it was Uganda that impacted how he felt after being exiled from a black country. He was just being like that out of spite

[@reginageorgetownuni]

Exactly. His friend betraying and asking him to leave because he is Indian was harsh and he thought Denzel would one day do the same to his daughter. But his fear was illogical.

[@ktjain1999]

Denzel Washington looks so good in a kurta!

[@yakisha6148]

Does anyone know the name of this song and the Artist PLEASE? Thank you.👍☀️🎶🎶🌹🌺

[@Nairah912]

Afrigo band - mundeke

[@NJNUNEZ]

Great movie. Love it still.

[@Guimui]

😢

[@jaypreal4915]

Do anyone know the name of the song playing ?

[@Nairah912]

Afrigo band - mundeke

[@manuelpacheco5394]

Mundeke

[@jocelynlundy768]

I’m making believe that’s my Man Maurice and I in that movie I love Mississippi Masala soundtrack

[@willywonka58]

Wow which ones are both of you?

[@dayfree1061]

His heart was Uganda that's where it was lol

[@MC_Shark]

Classic

[@HuguetteHarrison]

What is the name of the song in the final scene?

[@mmps18]

Afrigo band - Mundeke

[@jocelynlundy3873]

I love this Soundtrack and movie I’m making believe my man Maurice carry me and spin me around

[@jamesriendeau128]

Otis Redding "Ton of Joy".

[@watchdogsthebeast3540]

Whats the song playing

[@MSCOURBINBLEU]

Afrigo band mundeke

[@mikeyboy777]

@@MSCOURBINBLEU Afrigo Band Mundeke ! I like really like the sound of it !

[@ddumbaibrahim7463]

Afrigo band from uganda

[@Valifornia]

Rip🙏💙

[@cnjindian4you]

who died here?

[@ekibirigeable]

@@cnjindian4you That's what I want to know

[@Sai_2346]

@@cnjindian4you Roshan seth, the Indian guy in the scene died a while ago.

[@Sai_2346]

@@ekibirigeable now you know...

[@ekibirigeable]

@@Sai_2346 Oh I didn't know. Sorry to hear that

[@darquebeauty4802]

Am I the only one who thinks the female dancer is beautiful and her skin glows? My goodness...

[@willywonka58]

I love her skin. Shiny health skin with no spots. ❤️

[@michellecafe5138]

I'm mesmerised by her and Chowdhury

[@chandnikumarov4459]

How does black glow?look up the meaning of glow

[@NotSoPhotogenic]

No, you're not the only one. I think she's beautiful, too.

[@kkhan3786]

What is the starting word of this song ?