British Raj Movies

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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...