Akshaya Mishra

I am gonna make him an offer he cannot refuse," the iconic line from the movie The Godfather has been adapted and assimilated well into our electoral politics. In the movie it was loaded…

Memories of the winter usually come wrapped in warmth. Not so in Delhi. Here they are tinged with the smell of sulphur, burnt oil and a concoction of chemicals difficult to make sense of. As…

Mahayuti vs Maha Vikas Aghadi - it's an electoral Mahabharat in Maharashtra, albeit a lot more convoluted as battles go. As many as 2,086 independents are among 4,136 candidates in the fray.…

Horror movies are a dying genre. Don't let the commercial success of the Stree and Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchises confuse you. What we have here is horror riding piggyback on comedy or social…

Hell hath no fury like a father embittered. Apologies to playwright William Congreve for the tinkering with his phrase. After cricketer Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh's caustic words…

What's the worst Hindi movie of all time? A Google search for a list after the year 2000 throws up several claimants to the dubious honour. Humshakals, Tees Maar Khan, Ram Gopal Varma Ki…

Year 2045. It's Diwali and the biggies clash again at the theatres. Rohit Shetty's Singham 14 takes on Anees Bazmee's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 13. There's a lot of excitement around the releases.…

Off with his head', orders the Queen of Hearts and off goes a head. The subjects in her queendom are at the mercy of her whims. The character from Lewis Carroll's absurdist work Alice's…

Sequels, prequels, reboots and spin-offs - Hindi film industry has moved into the franchise era. Two latest releases, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiya, are in their third instalment. We have…

Diwali is here. The kid at home wants a blast, literally. You want to go for softer crackers. He would like, among other crackers, the ones with great bang value. Mellowed down by age, you…