British Raj Movies

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

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave...

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

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

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...

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

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

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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

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

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

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