Meet Captain Arjun Malhotra—Aviation Royalty With a Twist
Captain Arjun Malhotra, 41, has been flying planes for Air India for over a decade. Known as “Mowgli of the Sky” (due to his wild hair and untamed flying stories), he was sharp, composed, and carried a stainless steel tiffin to every flight.
He’d flown through sandstorms, bird strikes, one flying squirrel (long story), and even once landed a plane during an in-flight bridal mehendi emergency.
But nothing prepared his crew for Flight AI-392: Delhi to Singapore, where he revealed a secret no one saw coming.
The Flight Was Going Smoothly… Until It Wasn’t
The passengers were settled.
The seatbelt signs were off.
The crew was gossiping near the galley about a pilot from another airline who fainted mid-takeoff because he skipped breakfast.
Captain Arjun, calm as ever, sipped his masala chai and hummed “Tere Bina Zindagi Se” in the cockpit like he was born there.
Until the co-pilot, Riya, noticed something odd.
“Sir, your smartwatch keeps flashing ‘New achievement unlocked.’ What’s that about?”
Captain Arjun smiled.
Mysteriously.
At 34,000 Feet, the Truth Came Out
Midway into the flight, just above the Bay of Bengal, Riya heard something.
Not engine noise. Not turbulence.
It was…
Bhangra music.
Loud.
From the cockpit speaker.
She turned and saw it.
Captain Arjun doing full-on dance steps. In uniform. In auto-pilot mode.
Hands up. Shoulder drops. Foot taps.
Flossing. Dabbing. And what could only be described as the “pilot bhangra moonwalk.”
Riya’s mouth opened so wide a mosquito could’ve filed a rental application.
The Crew Was Summoned
Riya hit the intercom:
“Cabin crew to cockpit. Urgently. Bring… snacks?”
Within seconds, the senior flight attendant, Shalini, burst in with a tray of cashews—and trauma.
They watched as Arjun, oblivious to the shock, continued his routine like a man possessed by a Punjabi wedding DJ.
“Sir… are you okay?”
“I’m great!” he said. “It’s Day 100 of my secret in-flight challenge: Dance every flight without getting caught.”
Yes. You Read That Right.
Turns out, for the past 99 flights, Captain Arjun had been sneaking in a one-minute dance challenge every time the plane was on autopilot and the passengers were calm.
He recorded every single one on a hidden GoPro taped under the cockpit monitor.
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Flight 218: Garba with oxygen mask in hand
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Flight 089: Kathak with emergency flashlight
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Flight 146: Danced to “Muqabla” while sipping Limca
And the best part?
He had a secret Instagram account: @PilotMovesOfficial
With 92K followers.
His bio read:
“Captain by duty, dancer by destiny. Fasten your seatbelts—it’s about to get rhythmic.”
How Did No One Know?
He used clever distractions:
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Asked crew to check the lavatory light every time he hit the chorus
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Turned on “turbulence light” so people would stay seated
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Slipped Bluetooth earbuds inside his captain hat
Shalini, the head flight attendant, said:
“All this time, I thought he was doing yoga stretches. I even recommended him to my cousin.”
The World Finds Out
After Flight 100, he posted a video compilation:
“100 Flights. 100 Moves. One Sky.”
It exploded.
He got featured in:
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NDTV: “Captain Hits Cruise Control… And The Dance Floor”
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Radio Mirchi: “Mile High Moves”
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Anand Mahindra retweeted him with the caption: “Book me on his next flight.”
Where Is He Now?
Captain Arjun still flies. Still dances.
But now, the entire crew joins in.
Every last row of the plane has witnessed a mid-air flash mob to “Kala Chashma.”
One aunty even requested a sangeet at 30,000 feet.
Moral of the Story
Never underestimate the power of autopilot… or a pilot with rhythm in his rudder.
So next time your flight feels bumpy, relax.
It might just be Captain Arjun doing the bhangra in turbulence mode.