It was launched in 1984 as DD2 in Delhi as an alternative to DD National.

Later, it increased its coverage area by expanding to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

[2] DD Metro programming consisted of many genres of television programmes, including family dramas boasting women as main characters, comedies, reality TV shows and others.

The channel's prime-time shift Metro Gold[3][4] was a landmark in Indian television history, and it replaced Star Plus as the top Hindi-language entertainment channel in 2000 and 2001.

In addition, DD Metro was also known for dubbing English and other language movies into Hindi.