This is one of those things I’ve always thought “someday when I have time, and enough collaborators, I can crack this”. And now might be the time! Ready to be productive instead of bored????
Okay, on one end we have Abhishek Bachchan, acknowledged Giant.
On the other end, we have Aamir Khan, acknowledged Shrimp.
How do we line up the people between them????
Here’s my start:
Abhishek
Sonu Sood
Rana Daggubatti
Irrfan Khan
Hrithik
Aditya Roy Kapoor
Sid M
Ranbir
Ranveer
Shahid Kapoor
Shahrukh Khan
Salman Khan
Aamir Khan
Help me! Who am I missing? Who needs to be re-aligned?
dontcallitbollywood 
When the hive mind here has solved this one, there’s always Tom Cruise: https://www.theawl.com/2011/12/mission-impossible-i-dont-understand-how-tall-everyone-is/
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Can’t tell anything unless we can see their shoes. So only full length photos allowed.
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Aamir wears lifts. Once you see them you can’t unsee them. And it’s really noticeable in the few films where he doesn’t wear lifts like Sarfarosh and Three Idiots. My guess for his height is 5’2″-5’3″.
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And perspective is confusing.
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Thus the need for us all to Group Think! It’s too hard for one person to solve!
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 1:24 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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We can safely deduct two to three inches from all the male actors’ published heights. And probably add the same to the female actors.
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This is what I do when I can’t pair them with Govinda, it works pretty well lol.
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Don’t forget Varun Tej! According to the interwebs he is 6’ 5” which I am pretty sure actually makes him a giant!
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Oh and I am pretty sure ARK is taller than Hrithik just based on actresses they have both stood/acted next to.
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Okay, here he is with Rana, and we have seen Rana with other people, so we should be able to figure this out!
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 2:01 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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It’s so hard. Because here he looks like he could be almost the same height as Rana. But here for example, is a picture of Rana and Prabhas and Rana is taller than Prabhas but only by a very little bit.
But here is a picture of Varun with Prabhas and he looks like he is a lot taller than Prabhas.
I am sure your readers who know far more than I do, have a definitive answer to this.
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But Prabhas isn’t wearing heels in both photos and Varun/Rana are! Could that be it?
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I’m pretty sure Hrithik is around 5’9″. He presents taller because of his body shape and how he carries himself as a dancer but he’s not really that tall.
The Khans are all part of the Lollipop Guild. I’d say SRK is the tallest at around 5’6″ but Salman is probably 5’4″ and Aamir is 5’2″ but wears lifts.
Ranveer, I’ll be generous and give him 5’10”. Same for ARK. Sid might be closer to Hrithik’s 5’9″.
Tiger is pretty short, I’d say maybe 5’6″ at most.
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I don’t think SRK or Salman are that short. Salman wears lifts sometimes though so it’s hard to tell.
here’s anushka wearing huge heels with SRK in sneakers. He’s shorter but not by a comical amount
https://media2.bollywoodhungama.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Shah-Rukh-Khan-and-Anushka-Sharma-at-Jab-Harry-Met-Sejal-new-song-launch-Beech-Beech-Mein-7.jpg
Anushka and Deepika are the same height. Anushka might even be a hair taller. She’s in totally flat shoes.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/d9/0b/14d90b61c8c320d2fd39e9321977b2ef.jpg
Anushka in tiny kitten heels with Ranveer in the days when he used to look normal
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Ranveer_singh_and_anushka_sharma.jpg
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I think SRK is around 5’7.5. I go on this height website sometimes because its run buy a guy who actually analyzes only heights based on pics comparing people and he has listed him as that.
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oh here is the site https://www.celebheights.com/s/Shahrukh-Khan-46991.html
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Thank you! I am so glad people are doing good work on this important topic.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:53 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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In movies Hrithik does always seem so tall to me, but then I see him next to other actors at events, I think, oh, he isn’t really tall at all. I guess it is his triangle shape.
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And his head is kind of rectangular, if that makes sense. I think it might also be a little outsize to his frame. Makes him feel taller than he is.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 4:59 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Where would Varun Dhawan fit in all this? I know he’s shorter than Sid, and maybe around the same height as SRK. Google says 5’9, but idk where he is in all this.
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Definitely taller than SRK
And shorter than ARK (but we’ve already decided he’s a giant)
https://www.pinkvilla.com/files/styles/large/public/Hrithik-Roshan-Varun-Dhawan-Sara-Ali-Khan-airport%20%283%29.jpg?itok=IGgBFixa
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He might be that tall, he looks several inches taller than Govinda.
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I need pictures with Salman or Govinda because you know Govinda is my height lode star, and the only certainty is that Govinda and Salman are the same height.
I think we agreed Salman and Govinda are about 5’6 and then SRK would be 5’7. Aamir is several inches shorter than Govinda so abour 5’3 or 5’4? They could all be slightly shorter or taller though.
Ranveer is about an inch or maybe two taller than Govinda. Is he taller than SRK? That would make him 5’7 or 5’8. Ranbir then would be about 5′ 8 or 9. Hrithik is also slightly taller than Govinda so about 5’8 or 8.
I think I did pretty well there.
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Ranveer is difficult, sometimes he looks two or three inches taller than Govinda, sometimes the difference seems very small.
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That is good! Except I would put Hrithik taller, because he looks taller opposite actresses.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 4:12 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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My mind is effing blown. I never thought to question social media reports that claimed Hrithik is well over 6 feet! I don’t know what to believe anymore.
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See??? This is why this kind of analysis and original thought is so important!
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 5:25 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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I’m basing my Hrithik guess of 5’9″ on fan reports I’ve seen online.
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If we take that as a base, that means everyone else is like 5’7″
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Meaning fans who’ve seen him in person.
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I can’t reply to the other comment, but I think my analysis shows that everyone else IS in fact, like 5’7.
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Taller than 5’9??? That really seems like stretching it to me.
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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/from-govindaaamir-khanakshay-kumar-and-hrithik-roshan-at-imran-khan-picture-id108872306
I mean. Aamir is definitely wearing lifts, but this is past the time when Govinda did (or wore heels).
https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/201805/salman_hrithik_0.jpeg?LPfGrAc9zMj8B3E1pmmhF0LemeMhYKoL
5’8 or 9 really seems like the max for Hrithik to me sorreeeee.
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I used to call Shashank Arora (Brahman Naman and Lipstick Under my Burkha) Short Rukh Khan. Now I am not so sure.
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Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan should be included in the comparison! Is John Abraham taller than most?
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I’m going with 5’8 or 5’9 for Akshay.
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Hmm. Here’s John and Abhishek, he’s shorter but not by as much as he could be:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/xJq4z7KTd7QzrcGPurEwpfsTka6iz-YQWFyzAAD4f-dmixNb08gsECfrpJgrPW7_J-DWc9MQ1BI7h8Yqdd_uEtGeVR6v-X2UODMd5-Elskg1soO0LvMufQU5uk8gXcogqrcvhKo7vZ0gUfuM4lP1WQu3djJeIvkGzQ
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 12:01 AM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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BTW, this post reminded the 6’7″ “Bheem” Praveen Kumar who acted in 50+ movies, notably in Michael Madan Kamaraju (BTW, this is a fun movie with Kamal Hassan playing 4 roles and directed by my favorite Singeetam)
Some interesting answers on Quora on this topic –
https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-tallest-Bollywood-actor
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Hritik is only 5’9″?Aamir is only 5’2″?I mean I knew he was shorter but 5’2″!!!!? What world am I living in?
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Right? I can’t believe what I’m reading here! Is anything real in movie business?
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Hubby met SRK and Deepika in a hotel in Panchgani around the time they were filming Chennai Express. Hubby is 5′ 9″ and said SRK was easily 2-3 inches shorter than him while Deepika was a hair taller. So, I deduce that SRK is somewhere between 5′ 6″ and Deepika is 5′ 9.5″ – 5′ 10″.
Y’all are welcome. 🙂
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Thank you! And we should be able to expand that to everyone else.
A friend of a friend saw Abhishek in a New York restaurant and the first thing she thought was “who is that very tall man?” And then she recognized him. So going by that, i think we can safely put him at the very highest end.
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Breaking News! Seems I was wrong about Hrithik.
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Well, this changes EVERYTHING!!!!
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Abhishek Bachchan, 6’4″
Amitabh Bachchan, 6’3″
Sonu sood, 6’5″
Hrithik Roshan, 6’1.5″
Sanjay Dutt, 6’1″
Akshay Kumar, 6’1″
Sushant Singh, 6’2″
Siddharth Malhotra, 6’2″
Shahrukh Khan, 5’9″
Govinda, 5’9″
Saif Ali Khan, 5’10”
Salman Khan, 5’8″
Tiger Shroff, 5’11
Varun Dhawan, 5’11”
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