British Raj Movies

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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 col...

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

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

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.