The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has warned social media creators against a viral trend involving mobile phones being attached to the windows of moving Metro trains to capture cinematic footage.
The trend has gained traction on Instagram and other social media platforms, with creators using moving trains to produce dramatic videos. One popular format features a creator posing or dancing on a platform as a train departs, before appearing to run after it, creating the impression that their phone has been left behind.
The videos typically involve attaching a smartphone to the train window, with another person inside the coach operating or retrieving the device. A video posted by Delhi-based creator Nikhil Kochar reportedly crossed 135 million views, prompting other creators to replicate the format.
Taking note of the trend, DMRC has advised creators against shooting such videos on Metro premises, citing potential risks to passenger safety and the possibility of damage to the devices.
“The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has noticed that some social media content creators are pasting their mobile phones on the Metro train windows and shooting videos with the moving train,” the corporation said in a statement shared on Instagram.
DMRC said the practice could cause “inconvenience or even injury” to fellow passengers and could also result in damage to the phones being used. It added that necessary action would be taken against creators found filming such content and urged them not to shoot such videos within Metro premises.
The warning comes amid a broader push by DMRC to discourage the creation of reels and other social media content inside the Metro network. In September 2025, the corporation began making announcements across its network cautioning commuters against shooting reels, dance videos and other content inside trains.
At the time, DMRC said such activities could inconvenience fellow passengers and potentially attract penalties under existing provisions relating to nuisance.
