British Raj Movies

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

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

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

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 simultaneously exploring a platonic relationship between a beautiful, forlorn wife of an aristocrat and a career-driven clerk.

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

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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