British Raj Movies

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

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

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

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

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

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

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

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.