India Movies

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

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

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

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Short documentary on India

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

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

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

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

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.