The average Indian purush stands at less than 5’ 7’’. Train berths and bus roofs are tailored especially for this chap. In this scenario, six-footers dwindle into a distinct minority. Tall ladies usually have trouble finding a husband who is either taller or is willing to look up to be kissed. A few superstars in the film industry even today stand on a stool and deliver their reassuringly manly dialogues to actresses who are almost as tall as them (or taller). Pooja Batra was known to crouch on the sofa while talking to producers so that she didn’t appear too disturbingly tall for the Hindi film industry, which she is.
