British Raj Movies

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

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 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...

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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

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

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

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

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