British Raj Movies

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

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

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

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

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

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

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

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

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

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

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

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

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?