British Raj Movies

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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...

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

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

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

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

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

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

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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