Preparing To Weigh Aga Khan (1946)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Bombay, India. Voiceovered item. Preparations for the “Weighing In“ of Aga Khan (Sir Mahomed Shah) against his weight in diamonds in Bombay, India. Still of drawing of the elaborate scales. Good shot of the Begum Khan with her husband, the Aga Khan. We see them looking at the diagram and examining the diamonds. Possibly connected with 46/21 - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the B