British Raj Movies

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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

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