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	'''Shridhar Chillal''' (born January ~~29,~~ 1937) is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] man from the city of Puna, who held the [[world record]] for the longest [[nail (anatomy)\|fingernails]] ever reached on a single [[hand]], with a combined length of ~~1000~~.6 centimeters (358.1 inches). Chillal's longest single nail is his thumbnail, measuring 197.8 centimeters (77.87 inches). He stopped cutting his nails in 1952.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Swatman\|first1=Rachel\|title=Check out the longest fingernails ever in Shridhar Chillal's Record Holder Profile Video\|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/9/record-holder-profile-video-shridhar-chillal-and-the-longest-fingernails-ever-398817\|accessdate=5 December 2015\|work=Guinness World Records\|date=29 September 2015\|language=English}}</ref>		'''Shridhar Chillal''' (born 29 January 1937) is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] man from the city of Puna, who held the [[world record]] for the longest [[nail (anatomy)\|fingernails]] ever reached on a single [[hand]], with a combined length of 909.6 centimeters (358.1 inches). Chillal's longest single nail is his thumbnail, measuring 197.8 centimeters (77.87 inches). He stopped cutting his nails in 1952.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Swatman\|first1=Rachel\|title=Check out the longest fingernails ever in Shridhar Chillal's Record Holder Profile Video\|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/9/record-holder-profile-video-shridhar-chillal-and-the-longest-fingernails-ever-398817\|accessdate=5 December 2015\|work=Guinness World Records\|date=29 September 2015\|language=English}}</ref>

	Although proud of his record-breaking nails, Chillal has faced increasing difficulties due to the weight of his finger nails, including [[disfigurement]] of his fingers and loss of function in his left hand. He claims that [[Nerve injury\|nerve damage]] to his left arm from the nails' immense weight has also caused [[Hearing loss\|deafness]] in his left ear.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Harding\|first1=Luke\|title=Record fingernails go under the hammer\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/dec/11/lukeharding\|accessdate=5 December 2015\|work=The Guardian\|date=11 December 2000\|location=New Delhi\|language=English}}</ref>		Although proud of his record-breaking nails, Chillal has faced increasing difficulties due to the weight of his finger nails, including [[disfigurement]] of his fingers and loss of function in his left hand. He claims that [[Nerve injury\|nerve damage]] to his left arm from the nails' immense weight has also caused [[Hearing loss\|deafness]] in his left ear.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Harding\|first1=Luke\|title=Record fingernails go under the hammer\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/dec/11/lukeharding\|accessdate=5 December 2015\|work=The Guardian\|date=11 December 2000\|location=New Delhi\|language=English}}</ref>

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'''Shridhar Chillal''' (born January 29, 1937) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] man from the city of Puna, who held the [[world record]] for the longest [[nail (anatomy)|fingernails]] ever reached on a single [[hand]], with a combined length of 1000.6 centimeters (358.1 inches). Chillal's longest single nail is his thumbnail, measuring 197.8 centimeters (77.87 inches). He stopped cutting his nails in 1952.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Swatman|first1=Rachel|title=Check out the longest fingernails ever in Shridhar Chillal's Record Holder Profile Video|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/9/record-holder-profile-video-shridhar-chillal-and-the-longest-fingernails-ever-398817|accessdate=5 December 2015|work=Guinness World Records|date=29 September 2015|language=English}}</ref>

Although proud of his record-breaking nails, Chillal has faced increasing difficulties due to the weight of his finger nails, including [[disfigurement]] of his fingers and loss of function in his left hand. He claims that [[Nerve injury|nerve damage]] to his left arm from the nails' immense weight has also caused [[Hearing loss|deafness]] in his left ear.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harding|first1=Luke|title=Record fingernails go under the hammer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/dec/11/lukeharding|accessdate=5 December 2015|work=The Guardian|date=11 December 2000|location=New Delhi|language=English}}</ref>

Chillal has appeared in films and television displaying his nails, such as ''[[Jackass 2.5]]''.

On 11 July 2018, Chillal had his fingernails cut with a power tool at the [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] museum in [[New York City]], where the nails will be put on display. A technician wearing protective gear cut the nails during a "nail clipping ceremony".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mahdawi|first1=Arwa|title=Nails in the coffin: man with world's longest fingernails finally cuts them off|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/11/longest-fingernails-shridhar-chillal-cut-off|accessdate=12 July 2018|work=The Guardian|date=12 July 2018|location=New York|language=English}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lee Redmond]], who held the record for the longest fingernails on both hands.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2878557/bio Shridhar Chillal on IMDB]

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