British Raj Movies

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

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

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

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...

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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...

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.