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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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.

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

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...

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

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

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

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