Overview
As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the sights and culture of a bygone India. Filmed between 1899-1947, and preserved in the BFI National Archive since then, these rare films capture many glimpses of life in India, from dances and markets, to hunts and pageantry.
Explore curated movies from various genres, from blockbusters to indie films.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad
The Truth Will Out
Native Life in Bundi
India
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi
Kagan Valley
Gefährliche Jagd
Simla and Lahore
Delhi - Jubilee
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot
Indian Wildlife Park
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton
Ukhrul Medical Tour
Devil Dancers of Sikkim
Montreal and India
SYSTEM-Stories and Connections to Land and Country
Government House Garden Party