How tall is Amrish Puri?

Amrish Puri's listed height was 175 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 97% of men in India.

Where 175 cm sits among men in India

Taller than about 97% of men in India born in 1932 (average 162.6 cm).

Puri next to his co-stars

Om Puri is the same height than Amrish Puri (175 cm), Gandhi co-star.

Amitabh Bachchan is 13 cm taller than Amrish Puri (188 cm), Mohabbatein co-star.

Anupam Kher is 2 cm shorter than Amrish Puri (173 cm), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge co-star.

About Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Hindi cinema and was also active in theatre. He was born on 22 June 1932 in Jalandhar and died on 12 January 2005. Puri was known for his versatility as a performer, his commanding screen presence and his distinctive deep voice.

Puri acted in more than 450 films. Besides Hindi, he appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi language films. He became widely recognised for antagonist roles from the mid-1980s into the 1990s, and he holds the most Filmfare Award for Best Villain nominations. His best-known part is the villain Mogambo in Mr. India, released in 1987 and directed by Shekhar Kapur. Other notable films include Shakti, Nagina, Ghayal, Damini and Karan Arjun.

Puri stood at a listed 175 cm (5'9"), the same listed height as Om Puri, with whom he appeared in Gandhi. Amitabh Bachchan, his co-star in Mohabbatein, is listed at 188 cm (6'2"), which is 13 cm taller than Puri. Anupam Kher, seen alongside him in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, is listed at 173 cm (5'8"), 2 cm shorter than Puri.

Frequently asked

How tall is Amrish Puri in feet and inches? Amrish Puri was 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

How tall is Amrish Puri compared to Om Puri? Om Puri is the same height than Amrish Puri: 175 cm (5'9") vs 175 cm (5'9").

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

How tall is Amrish Puri compared to Anupam Kher? Anupam Kher is 2 cm shorter than Amrish Puri: 173 cm (5'8") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Amrish Puri tall for men in India? At 175 cm he was taller than about 97% of men in India born in 1932, whose average height is 162.6 cm.

Sources

• Amrish Puri on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Amrish Puri on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.
• Amrish Puri 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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