British Raj Movies

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot...

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.