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The Guardian’s former political editor revisits humiliating prime ministerial resignations from Robert Peel to David Cameron

Both Brexit camps claim Sir Robert Peel, the Tory moderniser whose 1846 resignation crisis most resembles May’s. But he had succeeded where she failed. Determined to cut food prices for industrial workers, Peel pushed through repeal of protectionist Corn Laws with opposition help. In retaliation, rightwing enemies defeated his Irish Coercion bill. Peel resisted Queen Victoria’s appeal to stay, but grateful crowds cheered him as he walked to the Commons to resign. He slipped out by a side door, but was spotted and cheered home. Divided Tories lost office for 20 years.

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Mother’s have been an important part of Hindi cinema. Over the years, the portrayal of mothers in Bollywood has been changing. Mothers are given much more importance in cinema than just being a character actor who has to nod to everything the husband or the child says. 

On the occasion of Mother’s Day, here’s looking at some of the most popular on-screen mothers. 

Rakhee 

Her dialogue “Mere Karan Arjun aayenge'' is not something that one will forget anytime soon. She played mother to actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in the hit film Karan Arjun. While Rakhee has played varied roles in her illustrious career spanning over 50 years, when it came to being a mother onscreen she has been seen as a woman of principles including in films like Baazigar, Ram Lakhan, Soldier, Khalnayak and others. 

Farida Jalal 

Farida Jalal too has been part of the industry for almost fifty years and continues to impress people with her charm. While the actress has played different kinds of roles, her motherly onscreen figure is the one most remembered by people. From being Shah Rukh Khan’s mother in Duplicate to Kajol’s in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge, she is the kind of mother who is always ready to make sacrifices for her child. She is also popular for the savage yet emotional grandmother of Jiya from the television series Shararat. 

Kirron Kher

She is often cast as the loud Punjabi mother with a soft heart always caring and worrying about her child. From Dostana, to Hum Tum to Singh is King to Om Shanti Om she was the mother who could also make you laugh with her snarky comments. While she started her career in film in 1983, most of her hit films including Main Hoon Na and Rang De Basanti see her play the role of a mother. 

Reema Lagoo

Best remembered for her role in Tu Tu Main Main, she has largely been seen in Bollywood films playing the emotional mother. She has played mother to most superstars in the late 80s and 90s. She was considered as a "new-age mother" in Hindi cinema. She was low on drama and was not too emotional either, perfectly maintaining the balance between the two. From Hum Saath Saath Hai to Hum Aapke Hai Kaun to Kal Ho Naa Ho, she is the kind of mother you just want to give a hug and say everything will be okay. 

 Jaya Bachchan 

How can an onscreen mother’s list be complete without Jaya Bachchan. She raised the bar for on-screen mothers with her performance in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. The scene with Shah Rukh Khan’s entry in the film will be remembered for Jaya Bachchan’s sixth sense rather than the superstar’s entry. She then went on to ditch the saree and all the parampara and thali and was seen playing a bold single mother in Kal Ho Naa Ho. 

Ratna Pathak Shah

She will always be remembered dearly as Maya Sarabhai who could accept anything else but being middle class. When it comes to playing a mother in Bollywood, she has never been typecast and has shown variety in her characters. In Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na she was the protective and progressive mother to Imran Khan’s character who could not tolerate violence or any unjust activities. She once again played mother to Imran Khan in Ek Main Aur Ek Tu. She was a rich- sophisticated woman yet very different from her character Maya Sarabhai. Meanwhile, she played a middle-class mother to Taapsee Pannu in the film Thappad who worried more about “Log Kya Kahenge”. 

Let us know your favourites in the comment section.

<strong>EXPECTATIONS</strong> The film <em>PM Narendra Modi</em> is set for release this Friday and the soundtrack has been unveiled too. Given the fact that the film is a biopic, one expects patriotic flavour in this music of <em>PM Narendra Modi</em> which has multiple composers and lyricists collaborating to bring together half a dozen songs. <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-968004" src="https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PMNM.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" /> <strong>MUSIC</strong> Prasoon Joshi is the lyricist of the opening number <strong><em>'Saugandh Mujhe Iss Mitti Ki'</em></strong> that is composed by Shashi - Khushi and has Shashi Suman singing in a manner that is reminiscent of Sonu Nigam. He is joined by Sukhwinder Singh behind the mike and together they actually come up with a decent outing that reminds one of the kind of music that A.R. Rahman's <em>Lagaan</em> carried. <strong><em>'Namo Namo'</em></strong> has been a prominent slogan for last half a decade and that turns out to be the hook-line of the song. A rap number that is written and rendered by Parry G, this Hitesh Modak composed track is high on intensity and aims at being a power packed outing. Producer Sandip Ssingh too debuts as a singer with this theme song that has Lavaraj as the lyricist as well. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Sameer's <strong><em>'Hindustani'</em></strong> was a huge hit when released back in time for Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt's unreleased <em>Dus</em>. The song is presented in a new avtar with Parry G's rap kick-starting the proceedings and Sardaana writing added lyrics. This time around it is Shankar Mahadevan's son Siddharth Mahadevan who takes over the mantle and is joined by Shashi Suman as the singer. The overall impact is lacklustre though, as is the case with most of the recreations that are heard first. Shashi-Khushi and Sadaraa come together for <strong><em>'Fakeera'</em></strong> which turns out to be a rather dull outing. Very old fashioned and just not the kind of number that can be expected to make an impression amongst today's audiences, this Raja Hasan and Shashi Suman rendered track belongs to the quick-skip variety. The song which follows next turns out to be even duller, what with composer Hitesh Modak and lyricist Lavraj not really managing to entice any patriotic reactions. Based on Indian classical music, <strong><em>'Junoon'</em></strong> is sung by Javed Ali and though the singer does try, the ordinary tune and the arrangements that accompany it don't really help the cause. The soundtrack concludes with Suvarna Tiwari rendering <strong><em>'Ishwar Allah'</em></strong> which had featured in A.R. Rahman and Javed Akhtar's <em>1947 Earth</em>. Hitesh Modak recreates the song along with lyricist Lavraj and though the 'sur' is in synch with the mood of rest of the album, it doesn't quite entice you much to go for a repeat hearing. <strong>OVERALL</strong> Core situational and thematic. <strong>OUR PICK(S)</strong> <em>‘Saugandh Mujhe Iss Mitti Ki’</em>, <em>‘Namo Namo’</em>

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