British Raj Movies

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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

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

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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