Despite her miniature stature, Jyoti hopes to celebrate being crowned the world’s shortest woman by launching a Bollywood movie career. She took the Guinness World Record from 2ft 3in American Bridgette Jordan who had held the title since September.

Jyoti called the honor an ‘extra birthday present’ and said she felt grateful for being small, as it had brought her recognition.

Jyoti weighs just 5.5kgs - only 4.08233 kgs more than she did at birth - and has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, which stopped her growing after her first birthday. She has brittle bones and is likely to need care for the rest of her life, but that has not stopped her tall ambitions of cracking the movie industry.

As a teenager at school in Nagpur, Jyoti had her own small desk and chair but says the other students didn’t treat her any differently. She also has to sleep in a specially-made bed and uses utensils that are smaller than average.

This was not Amge’s first Guinness record. Until recently, she was considered the world’s shortest teenager, but in turning 18 qualified for the new title. The title of shortest woman in history continues to be held by Pauline Musters, who lived in the Netherlands from 1876 to 1895 and stood 24 inches tall.