British Raj Movies

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

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...

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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.

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

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

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