British Raj Movies

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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...

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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...

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

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

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

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

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

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

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

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