British Raj Movies

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

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...

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

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

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

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

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

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

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

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

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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

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