British Raj Filmes

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

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

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

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

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

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

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.

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

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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

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