British Raj Movies

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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

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.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

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...

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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 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.

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

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

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