How tall is Om Puri?

Om Puri's listed height was 175 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 95% of men in India.

Where 175 cm sits among men in India

Taller than about 95% of men in India born in 1950 (average 163.5 cm).

Puri next to his co-stars

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

Kareena Kapoor is 12 cm shorter than Om Puri (163 cm), Om Shanti Om co-star.

Anupam Kher is 2 cm shorter than Om Puri (173 cm), Om Shanti Om co-star.

About Om Puri

Om Puri was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Hindi films and also appeared in English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu and Marathi films. He was born on 18 October 1950 in Ambala and died on 6 January 2017. He was active in independent and art films and in several international productions.

Puri won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and the Padma Shri in 1990, and in 2004 he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He is best known for roles in Aakrosh, Arohan and Ardh Satya, and for lighter roles in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Chachi 420, Hera Pheri and Dhol. In the 1990s he appeared in My Son the Fanatic and East Is East, earning a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Puri stood at a listed 175 cm (5'9"), the same listed height as Amrish Puri, with whom he appeared in Gandhi. Kareena Kapoor, his co-star in Om Shanti Om, is listed at 163 cm (5'4"), 12 cm shorter than Puri. Anupam Kher, also from Om Shanti Om, is listed at 173 cm (5'8"), 2 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

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

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

How tall is Om Puri compared to Kareena Kapoor? Kareena Kapoor is 12 cm shorter than Om Puri: 163 cm (5'4") vs 175 cm (5'9").

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

Is Om Puri tall for men in India? At 175 cm he was taller than about 95% of men in India born in 1950, whose average height is 163.5 cm.

Sources

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