British Raj Movies

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

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

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri...

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

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

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...