British Raj Movies

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri...

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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