British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

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

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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