British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

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

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

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

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

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

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

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.