British Raj Movies

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

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

Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Why was he killed and what events occurred before and after his murder?...

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

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

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

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

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.