British Raj Movies

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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...

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

The film, in a docu-drama style, depicts the last days of the British Raj. It stars Balan K. Nair, Tom Alter, Nilambur Balan and Ramachandran Mokeri...

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

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

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.