British Raj Movies

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

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

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

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

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

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

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...

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

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

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

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

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

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