India on Film

Name: India on Film
Released: 2019-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Rahul Bose

TV Show · Documentary · History

Exploring the earliest footage of India dating back to 1899. Much of this archive has never been seen before, now expertly restored and digitised by the British Film Institute, and shown for the first time.

2019 · 43m

Starring Rahul Bose

Jewel of the Empire

Showing India through a distinctly colonial lens. See how the British built miniaturised versions of England in India, and their curiosity towards Indian life and culture in the early 1900s.
Hope and Change

Reveals an India on the cusp of change. Be transported to 1926, where the new Viceroy is hosting a garden party for British elites and Indian royalty at the height of Empire, to the growing discontent on the streets as Gandhi takes centre stage.