British Raj Movies

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

Happy farmers, a wedding and some giant cauliflowers...

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...

Captain Donald King is sent to India to carry out a secret mission while the Black Watch, his regiment, leaves for France at the outbreak of the...

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

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