British Raj Movies

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

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

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

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

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.