British Raj Movies

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

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...

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

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...

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

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

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

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