Mumbai’s flyovers, built to ease traffic at junctions and signals, are increasingly clogged during peak hours due to the movement of heavy vehicles. Mid-day recently conducted a test drive on both corridors to reveal that the extensive use of flyovers by outstation buses and goods carriers is causing congestion. City-based transport experts believe that easing congestion on arterial routes requires barring heavy vehicles from flyovers. According to the traffic police, the movement of heavy vehicles is restricted from 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 9 pm. Pics/Satej Shinde, Ashish Raje and Ranjeet Jadhav (Story/Ranjeet Jadhav and Rajendra Aklekar)

Boong, a critically acclaimed Manipuri-language film directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, made history after becoming the first Indian film to win Best Children’s and Family Film at the 2026 BAFTA Awards. The coming-of-age drama follows a young boy, played by Gugun Kipgen, and his journey to find his missing father in Manipur. As the film releases in theatres on March 6, 2026, here`s looking back at films that feature child protagonists driving the narrative.