In a film by this director, Denzel Washington plays a carpet cleaner who falls in love with Mina, an Indian refugee in the United States. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this director of Mississippi Masala. This director of Monsoon Wedding and an adaptation of The Reluctant Fundamentalist cast Lupita Nyong’o as the mother of a chess player in her film Queen of Katwe.
ANSWER: Mira Nair
[10e] The refugee family in Mississippi Masala is fleeing this East African country that expelled South Asians in the 1970s. Nair’s Queen of Katwe was set in this country’s capital of Kampala.
ANSWER: Uganda [or Republic of Uganda or Jamhuri ya Uganda]
[10m] In this film, Mr. Bhamra recounts racism he experienced playing cricket in Uganda. In this 2002 film, Jess leaves her sister’s wedding early to play a soccer match alongside her friend Jules, played by Keira Knightley.
ANSWER: Bend It Like Beckham
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