A Road in India (1938)

[praveen641030]

1938, after years of dominance, the BRITISH ruined the wealth of the country . If colour video cameras were available some 500 years ago, we might get an idea of what INDIA really was...

anyway Nice Video !

[calicocentric]

colorised?

[laputauk]

Still cant believe we (indians) were shaged so bad by britian. Im born and raised in britian and do love my country (scotland) but i am saddened by these videos because we were forced out of our traditions and corrupted. Are herritage, wealth was stolen then we were left to pick up the peices, very sad.

[oljai]

This is a very well done footage when jack Cardiff was 23. Incredible. So glad to find this here, thanks guys.

[piyalkundu]

Amazing Video. 1930's India in Colour!!!

[iamthemasterfyi]

i showed my grandma this,

and told her she was abotu 2 years old when this video was made,

she started telling me stories about her childhood about the elephants and the work on the farm.

thank you for this,

i love spending time with my grandma

[sailordoc2007]

Laughable depiction of the so called ' Indian Raja' and his ludicrous 'dancing girl' - it's so obviously staged. The film wants the viewers to believe that the 'cool hills are a short walk from his regular palace...besides no maharani of those days would have travelled on an open road on an open palanquin without being in purdah

I can imagine the 'polite society' of britain lapping all this up back in those days - fools

[pjammin00]

@sailordoc2007 Very True

[scientistUMT]

Saw that lady dancing while walking!!! It is such a fake representation!!!

[jony7057]

very rare and unique documentry of my land ,which place in india could you please mention??

[krysant50]

fascintaing film and the story of the ROADS we learn about diverse realities of the country

krys

[samratdhamale]

Loved watching this video

[PakLovesIndia]

Amazing video..... it really shows us what was India before this artificial so called progress, spreatism and Bollywood destroyed India.

[tunderbomber]

These were the days not much different from those in Kipling 's time. (Kim). I (Dutch) travelled India and Pakistan extensively by road in the 70 's and 80's.. A little more noise, a little more danger , but still as scenic as back then.

[VineetaSastry]

Is he mistaken about the earthen pots left behind by "muslim" women to thank Allah? I think pot-being-symbol-of-fertility is a very hindu thing? also, there was a man prostrating, muslims dont prostrate at any other site!?! Though villagers would have followed all ancient customs irrespective of hindu/mulslem

[kirmour]

@VineetaSastry hmmm

[kirmour]

@VineetaSastry it may have been a dargah/sufi traditions, where Hindu culture remains though Islam as religion is adopted by converts.

[firedup643]

@VineetaSastry Exactly! And not to mention the fact that those men were wearing turbans, which Muslim men seldom do!

[rbsavant]

Wow what a great n rare footage. Feel blessed to be able to actually see a film shot in 1938 about india as it was. The real people, their costume, the landscape...everything and in colour too. I always wondered how it must have been in those days. Now I just want to see more n more of it. Thank you so much BFI films for giving us a peep into our past.

[DVblast05]

very very very good job, i m pretty sure all indian will watch and they gona feel very happy, thx

[teachtruth2U]

is mohamad a mass murderer or rapist?

[MrYazzful]

fantastic,, i think this footage been colored  now,, the original should be b/w..lol can u post the original one plz..yasser from u.k

[latham29]

No, this is an early Technicolour film so was always in colour! It's one of a series of Technicolour shorts made by Jack Cardiff. You should read the blurb about the film. There's another great one on this channel called Delhi.

[McStiffwiener]

Where's Indy and Short Round?

[keerthi321]

sounds of dynamics never got beyond wheels. WOW

Good thing that British dont think about India in same way now.

[twyborn29]

with respect, you're wrong, mate. Look at Jack Cardiff's CV and you'll see that he made a series of technicolor shorts in India in 1938. The film even has the copyright date at the beginning!

[AFilmDirector]

Hmmm... Thank you very much dear, to correct me.

[pocoapoco2]

The technical quality of this footage is unbelievable. It's 70+ years old for crying out loud. The only thing I could possibly knock it for if I wanted to would be that it's a bit contrasty and has a slight magenta cast both of which could be due entirely to the age of the footage. I have to wonder what this footage was like when it was freshly shot.

[pim1234]

You keep amazing me with the films you find...thanks !!

[drlokraj]

excellent film giving a peep into our past

[TomStrong08]

God, I adore videos like this.

[skippyrandom]

i wish i could have experienced this, then

[CarmenMaria91]

I like so much old videos, this is amazing, thanks for all your videos BFIfilms !!

[MaximinusSentius]

Beautifully shot film.

[garambenny]

Charming...

[CarmenMaria91]

I like so mucho old videos, this is amazing, thanks for all your videos BFIfilms