British Raj Movies

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

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

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

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

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

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.