British Raj Movies

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...

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

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

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

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

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...

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

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

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

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

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

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

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.