British Raj Movies

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

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

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...

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.