How tall is Vidya Balan?

Vidya Balan's listed height is 163 cm (5'4"). She is taller than about 96% of women in India.

Where 163 cm sits among women in India

Taller than about 96% of women in India born in 1979 (average 152.4 cm).

Balan next to her co-stars

Amitabh Bachchan is 25 cm taller than Vidya Balan (188 cm), Parineeta co-star.

Akshay Kumar is 17 cm taller than Vidya Balan (180 cm), Heyy Babyy co-star.

Aishwarya Rai is 7 cm taller than Vidya Balan (170 cm), Guru co-star.

About Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian actress, born on 1 January 1979 in the Palakkad district. She is known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema through female-led films. She has won a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, received the Padma Shri in 2014.

Balan aspired to a career in film from a young age, and her first acting role was in the sitcom Hum Paanch in 1995. She made her film debut in the Bengali film Bhalo Theko in 2003 and was praised for her first Hindi film, Parineeta. Commercial successes followed with Lage Raho Munna Bhai and Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

At a listed 163 cm (5'4"), Balan is 25 cm shorter than Amitabh Bachchan, who is listed at 188 cm (6'2") and appeared with her in Parineeta. Akshay Kumar, her co-star in Heyy Babyy, is listed at 180 cm (5'11") and is 17 cm taller than Balan. Aishwarya Rai, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), is 7 cm taller than Balan, and they appeared together in Guru. Balan is married to Siddharth Roy Kapur.

Frequently asked

How tall is Vidya Balan in feet and inches? Vidya Balan is 5'4" tall, which is 163 cm, 64.2 inches or 1.63 m.

How tall is Vidya Balan compared to Amitabh Bachchan? Amitabh Bachchan is 25 cm taller than Vidya Balan: 188 cm (6'2") vs 163 cm (5'4").

How tall is Vidya Balan compared to Akshay Kumar? Akshay Kumar is 17 cm taller than Vidya Balan: 180 cm (5'11") vs 163 cm (5'4").

How tall is Vidya Balan compared to Aishwarya Rai? Aishwarya Rai is 7 cm taller than Vidya Balan: 170 cm (5'7") vs 163 cm (5'4").

Is Vidya Balan tall for women in India? At 163 cm she is taller than about 96% of women in India born in 1979, whose average height is 152.4 cm.

Sources

• Vidya Balan on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Vidya Balan on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 163 cm.
• Vidya Balan 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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