How tall is Amitabh Bachchan?

Amitabh Bachchan's listed height is 188 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 99% of men in India.

Where 188 cm sits among men in India

Taller than about 99% of men in India born in 1942 (average 163.1 cm).

Bachchan next to his co-stars

Rekhā is 14 cm shorter than Amitabh Bachchan (174 cm), Om Shanti Om co-star.

Amrish Puri is 13 cm shorter than Amitabh Bachchan (175 cm), Mohabbatein co-star.

Anupam Kher is 15 cm shorter than Amitabh Bachchan (173 cm), Om Shanti Om co-star.

About Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema, born on 11 October 1942 in Prayagraj, then known as Allahabad. He was educated at Sherwood College in Nainital and Kirori Mal College at the University of Delhi. His film career began in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film Bhuvan Shome.

He first gained popularity in the early 1970s with films such as Anand, Zanjeer and Namak Haraam, and was dubbed the Angry Young Man for several of his on-screen roles. From the mid-1970s through the 1980s he starred in many top-grossing Hindi films, including Deewaar, Sholay, Don and Amar Akbar Anthony. He has starred in over 200 films and received seven National Film Awards. The French director François Truffaut described him as a one-man industry.

At a listed 188 cm (6'2"), Bachchan is 14 cm taller than Rekhā, who is listed at 174 cm (5'9") and appeared with him in Om Shanti Om. Amrish Puri, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), is 13 cm shorter than Bachchan, and they worked together on Mohabbatein. Bachchan is married to Jaya Bachchan.

Frequently asked

How tall is Amitabh Bachchan in feet and inches? Amitabh Bachchan is 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

How tall is Amitabh Bachchan compared to Rekhā? Rekhā is 14 cm shorter than Amitabh Bachchan: 174 cm (5'9") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is Amitabh Bachchan compared to Amrish Puri? Amrish Puri is 13 cm shorter than Amitabh Bachchan: 175 cm (5'9") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is Amitabh Bachchan compared to Anupam Kher? Anupam Kher is 15 cm shorter than Amitabh Bachchan: 173 cm (5'8") vs 188 cm (6'2").

Is Amitabh Bachchan tall for men in India? At 188 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in India born in 1942, whose average height is 163.1 cm.

Sources

• Amitabh Bachchan on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Amitabh Bachchan on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.
• Amitabh Bachchan on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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