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DMRC warns creators against attaching phones to moving Metro trains
Viral filming trend raises passenger safety concerns and could lead to penalties
MUMBAI: That reel may be moving, but DMRC wants the trend to stop in its tracks. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has warned social media creators against sticking mobile phones to the windows of moving Metro trains to capture cinematic videos, citing risks to passengers and the devices being used.
The trend has picked up pace on Instagram and other social media platforms, with creators using moving trains as backdrops for dramatic footage. One popular format has a creator posing or dancing on the platform as a train pulls away, before appearing to run after it creating the illusion that their phone has been left behind.
The reality is rather less cinematic. The phone is typically attached to the train window, with another person inside the coach helping record the footage. A video by Delhi-based creator Nikhil Kochar reportedly crossed 135 million views, prompting others to recreate the format.
DMRC has now taken note, warning creators against shooting such videos on its premises. In a statement shared on Instagram, the corporation said it had noticed creators “pasting their mobile phones on the Metro train windows” while filming with moving trains.
According to DMRC, the practice could cause “inconvenience or even injury” to other passengers, while the phones themselves could also be damaged. The corporation said necessary action would be taken against content creators caught filming such videos and directed them not to shoot this type of content within Metro premises.
The warning is not DMRC’s first attempt to put the brakes on social media filming inside the network. In September 2025, the corporation began making announcements across its stations and trains cautioning commuters against shooting reels, dance videos and other social media content inside Metro trains.
DMRC had said such activities could inconvenience fellow passengers and could attract penalties under existing provisions dealing with nuisance.
For creators chasing the perfect shot, then, the latest message from the Metro operator is simple: some trends are better left off the tracks.
