Influencer glued phone to a moving Delhi Metro, what happened next looked straight out of a Shah Rukh Khan film

You know that moment in Bollywood films when the train starts moving and the hero suddenly has to run?

Now imagine recreating it accidentally.

That is exactly what happened when a Delhi-based influencer decided to make a reel with a smartphone attached to the outside of a Delhi Metro train. What began as a carefully planned video ended with him chasing the departing train, creating a scene that social media users have compared to a real-life Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge sequence.

The reel started with a phone stuck to a Metro

The now-viral clip shows the creator attaching a smartphone to the exterior of a Delhi Metro train while another person records from the platform.

The plan appeared simple: capture a cinematic shot as the train stood at the station.

The Metro, however, had other plans.

The moment the doors closed, the train began pulling away — taking the phone with it. Suddenly, the creator was left sprinting alongside the train as the camera continued recording from the moving coach. The result was an unusually smooth, movie-like sequence that quickly exploded online.

Why are millions watching it?

Because it looks less like a reel and more like a scene from a film.

As the train gathers speed, the influencer can be seen running after it while the camera captures both the platform and the rapidly changing cityscape. Social media users dubbed it a "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag moment," while others compared it to Raj and Simran's iconic train sequences from Bollywood romances.

According to reports, the video crossed tens of millions of views within hours of being posted, turning a routine Metro platform into one of the internet's most talked-about stages.

The question everyone is asking: Did he get the phone back?

That is the mystery keeping the comments section busy.

The video exists, which means the phone obviously survived the journey and the footage was eventually recovered. But exactly how it returned to its owner remains unclear.

Many online users speculated that a friend may have been waiting at the next station to retrieve it. Others were simply impressed that someone had enough confidence to let a smartphone disappear down a Metro line in pursuit of a perfect shot.

When did Delhi Metro become a content studio?

Perhaps that is the bigger story.

The Delhi Metro has increasingly become a backdrop for reels, memes, dance videos and viral moments. The DMRC has repeatedly reminded commuters to avoid activities that inconvenience passengers or disrupt operations, even issuing warnings against reel-making inside trains and stations.

Yet the Metro remains irresistible to content creators.

After all, few places offer moving backgrounds, dramatic entrances, rushing crowds and cinematic timing — all for the price of a Metro ticket.

The internet's verdict

Some viewers called it genius.

Others called it reckless.

But almost everyone watched till the end.

Because every viral video needs a hook.

This one had a moving train, a disappearing phone and a man suddenly discovering he was starring in his own Bollywood chase scene.

(With inputs from agencies)