This is one of the earliest films to be shot in India\; it was filmed in 1899 in the holy city of Varanasi from the perspective of a boat travelling along Ganges River. This film is included on the BFI DVD of Jean Renoir's 'The River'.
Large number of photographs and paintings of 19th-century Bombay at oldphotosbombay.blogspot.in. Brings our clearly the contrast with modern Mumbai.