Movies: The British Council
- 1935
Delhi to the North West Frontier (1935)
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Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad....
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- 1933
Simla and Lahore (1933)
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Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar....
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- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner01922HD
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples....
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- 1941
Kashmir (1941)
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An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir....
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- 1928
Home Life (1928)
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Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived....
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- 1934
Aka and Daffla Dances (1934)
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A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India....
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- 1911
Delhi Durbar (1911)
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A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911....
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- 1947
Old Barak (1947)
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Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India....
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- 1933
Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh (1933)
Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh01933HD
Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat....
![Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh]()
- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun01922HD
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun...
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- 1936
Lahore (1936)
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Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings....
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- 1940
Pindi Events (1940)
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Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition....
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- 1925
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton (1925)
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The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty....
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- 1935
Trip to Manipur (1935)
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Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float....
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- 1928
Nyimsao and Kheseto: A Tale of the Naga Hills (1928)
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The life of the people of the Naga Hills, Assam, including sports activities and tribal ceremonies, presented within a fictional framework....
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- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty....
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- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi01922HD
The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour...
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- 1921
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi (1921)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi01921HD
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta....
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- 1940
Mysore (1940)
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Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja....
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- 1922
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad (1922)
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad01922HD
This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt....
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