British Raj Movies

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

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

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

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

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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...