Indian Fathers & Their Obsession With Getting Down At Each Railway Station Perfectly Presented In This Video

A short train video on Instagram has struck a chord with many people. It shows a familiar moment that families across India have seen more times than they can count while travelling by train.

The clip focuses

on a father who steps off the train during a short stop, even though there is no real reason to do so. What follows is a mix of laughter, tension and panic from the family still inside the coach.

A Train Habit Many Families Know Too Well

In the video, the father casually gets down at a random station during a brief halt. As the train stands still, he waves at his family from outside, looking relaxed and cheerful.

Inside the compartment, his family laughs at first, but soon starts worrying as the seconds tick by.

The text on the video reads, “Mandatory stunt by Indian fathers during train journeys,” while another line says, “My sister losing her calm.”

The moment perfectly captures how fun quickly turns into stress when the train is about to move. Just in time, the father boards the train again and returns to his seat with a calm smile, while everyone else finally relaxes.

The caption of the clip reads, “Indian fathers and their obsession with getting off the train at random stations. Are all dads the same??”

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The Clip Spreads Fast Online

The video was shared on December 26 and has already crossed 1.9 million views in less than a week. Many viewers said they had lived through the same situation with their own fathers.

A user wrote, “Will do the same with my child to keep the tradition of giving anxiety alive.” Another said, “Rule no 1: Never worry about him.”

A viewer commented, “Unnecessary trauma created by appa so many times.” Another recalled, “Train starts moving… the family is worried about where Dad is… he arrives in the seat after 5 mins.”

A funny comment read, “At 74 years, my dad even today tries to do this while travelling in a train, and as a legacy I’m doing it to my son and wife.”

“Phir dusre coach se aayenge,” a person joked. “Then after the train starts moving, they don’t even come back, after 15-20 minutes of calling their phone, they are like, I was talking to someone or went to the bathroom,” an individual said.