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It’s a tried-and-true method, in life and TV: When things get dull, just add sex. After four underwhelming episodes, mostly spent exhaustingly establishing new rivalries and schemes that hardly raise an eyebrow, the writers of “Billions” have finally delivered at least some of the goods that have recently been in short supply. The fifth episode of the season, “Contract,” advances new romantic entanglements for recently divorced Wendy (Maggie Siff) and Chuck (Paul Giamatti).

Since the groundwork had been carefully laid for both assignations, both were consummated without much fanfare or build-up. Still, as anyone who’s been through a dry spell will tell ya — it’s better than nothin’.

“Contract” begins with Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon) and Wendy teaming up to launch an impact fun within Axe Capital, later revealed to be named Taylor Mason Carbon. Taylor is an active presence in the season so far, but their character...

Amar Mohile, one of the leading background music composers who has done a lot of Ram Gopal Varma films like Rann, Sarkar Raj, Sarkar, Naach, Road, Agyaat, Vaastushastra, Nishabd and Contract besides Acid Factory, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Musafir, Luck, Love Story 2050, Shootout At Lokhandwala, Dus Kahaniyan, Mission Istaanbul and many more, has been nominated in the category of Best Feature Film Soundtrack for the English film Land Gold Women at the prestigious East End Film Festival 2010. This film festival is considered to be one of the biggest in Britain. A rock singer's 'devotion' Reliance Media World's radio arm, 92.7 Big FM, which pioneered the offering of a devotional band on radio with its show Seher way back in 2006, is bringing back the show in an all new avatar. Being hosted by contemporary spiritual guru and programming director of Art Of Living, Vikram Hazra, the show will wake listeners...

Amar Mohile, one of the leading background music composers who has done a lot of Ram Gopal Varma films like Rann, Sarkar Raj, Sarkar, Naach, Road, Agyaat, Vaastushastra, Nishabd and Contract besides Acid Factory, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Musafir, Luck, Love Story 2050, Shootout At Lokhandwala, Dus Kahaniyan, Mission Istaanbul and many more, has been nominated in the category of Best Feature Film Soundtrack for the English film Land Gold Women at the prestigious East End Film Festival 2010. This film festival is considered to be one of the biggest in Britain. A rock singer's 'devotion' Reliance Media World's radio arm, 92.7 Big FM, which pioneered the offering of a devotional band on radio with its show Seher way back in 2006, is bringing back the show in an all new avatar. Being hosted by contemporary spiritual guru and programming director of Art Of Living, Vikram Hazra, the show will wake listeners...

Delhi-based actress Sakshi Gulati is still waiting for a big break in Bollywood. Though she played the lead role in filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s Contract and cameos in London Dreams and Delhi Heights, success has so far eluded the actress. She defends, “Working with big names doesn’t give you guarantee to establish yourself, the film needs to work at the box office.” Gulati also admits that a godfather is essential in the industry. “A godfather is essential for the initial push; rest is a mixture of talent, looks and the ability to not compromise.” Ask her to elaborate on whether by ‘compromise’, ...

Five-year-old Ziyah Vastani, is making her big movie debut with Darsheel, playing his younger sister in Priyadarshan’s Bumm Bumm Bole. Previously seen in ad campaigns for Horlicks and Pepsodent, Ziyah and her twin Zaynah, are popular television faces.Ziyah, who’s already played a small role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Contract, is excited about acting. “I love to play different roles and wear all interesting clothes. It’s very exciting. I love watching movies,” says the chirpy five-year-old. ...

Agyaat is thing of the past and Ram Gopal Varma has quietly moved on his next project - Rakta Charitra. In between both these films, the principal shooting of Rann is through and the film is looking at an early 2010 release. With three releases each in 2007 (Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Darling, Nishabd) and 2008 (Sarkar Raj, Contract, Phoonk) and now number of movies in different stages of production (Rann, Rakta Charitra, Warning), is the 'factory' seeing it's machinery back in place......

This Friday's awaited release, the Priyanka Kothari starrer, Agyaat, is going to be the first release of the year from the Ram Gopal Varma stable, after a reasonably good 2008 with films like Sarkar Raj, Contract and not to forget Phoonk. The trailors of Agyaat as well as the "Kiss U Day And Night" song have made the audience quite curious about the film that looks quite different from the usual run of the mill movies. Even Ramu has gone ahead and said that Agyaat is techni...

Ram Gopal Varma is continuing to make films in heap. In 2008, he made a hat trick with Sarkar Raj, Contract and Phoonk. And now in 2009, he has completed shooting Agyaat, his India 24/7 (earlier titled Rann) is already underway while plans have been formalized to kick start the shoot of yet another film that has been interesting titled Rakta Charitra. Over to Ramu who divulges what Rakta Charitra is all about and the reasons that prompted him to make this film. Rakta Charitra - Now that's quite an interesting title for a film. "Yes, that's the name of the film I am intending to make as my next after India 24/7. It's inspired by the story of Paritala Ravi from Andhra Pradesh who got assassinated in January 2005. Even though the actual incidents of the story happened and the related characters existed in south India, I decided to make it in Hindi because...

Ram Gopal Varma is continuing to make films in heap. In 2008, he made a hat trick with Sarkar Raj, Contract and Phoonk. And now in 2009, he has completed shooting Agyaat, his India 24/7 (earlier titled Rann) is already underway while plans have been formalized to kick start the shoot of yet another film that has been interesting titled Rakta Charitra. Over to Ramu who divulges what Rakta Charitra is all about and the reasons that prompted him to make this film. Rakta Charitra - Now that's quite an interesting title for a film. "Yes, that's the name of the film I am intending to make as my next after India 24/7. It's inspired by the story of Paritala Ravi from Andhra Pradesh who got assassinated in January 2005. Even though the actual incidents of the story happened and the related characters existed in south India, I decided to make it in Hindi because...

Mumbai, In the eye of a storm for visiting the ravaged Taj hotel in the aftermath of the terror strike, Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has denied reports he was planning to make a movie on the bloody assault on Mumbai. "It's a figment of their (media's) imagination. I have no such plans (to make a movie on Mumbai's 27/11 terror strike)," Varma told Ians. The filmmaker is known for making true-to-life movies. He recently made "Contract" on the nexus between the mafia and terrorists. The media had on Sunday highlighted Varma's visit to the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, accompanying Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who had gone to the 105-year-old hotel for a first-hand assessment on the extent of damage.The Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp) ...