British Raj Movies

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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...

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

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

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

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

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.

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