MasterChef India

MasterChef India is an Indian competitive cooking reality show based on MasterChef Australia.[1] Produced by Endemol Shine, it premiered on 16 October 2010 on Star Plus.[2]

MasterChef India
GenreReality
Cookery
Based onMasterChef
Judges
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes231
Production
Running time46–48 minutes
Production companyEndemol Shine India
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Original release16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) –
present
Chronology
Related showsJunior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad

Format

MasterChef India initial rounds consist of many contestants from across India individually auditioning by presenting a dish before the three judges to gain one of 50 semi-final places.

The semi-finalists then compete in several challenges which test their food knowledge and preparation skills. In Season 1 and 2, the top 50 competed until 12 were left, with the final 12 progressing to the main stage of the show. The winner competes for a prize that includes their own cookery show, the chance to have their own cookbook published, and ₹ 10,000,000 in cash.

Series
Season Judges No. of episodes First Aired Last Aired Winner
1 Akshay Kumar
Kunal Kapur
Ajay Chopra		 21 16 October 2010 25 December 2010 Pankaj Bhadouria
2 Vikas Khanna
Kunal Kapur
Ajay Chopra		 22 22 October 2011 1 January 2012 Shipra Khanna
3 Vikas Khanna
Kunal Kapur
Sanjeev Kapoor		 70 11 March 2013 9 June 2013 Ripudaman Handa
4 Vikas Khanna
Sanjeev Kapoor
Ranveer Brar		 67 26 January 2015 12 April 2015 Nikita Gandhi
5 Vikas Khanna
Kunal Kapur
Zorawar Kalra		 26 1 October 2016 25 December 2016 Kirti Bhoutika
6 Vikas Khanna
Ranveer Brar
Vineet Bhatia		 25 7 December 2019 1 March 2020 Abinas Nayak

Season 1

MasterChef India 1 aired from 16 October 2010 to 25 December 2010 on Star Plus.[3] Hosted by Akshay Kumar, Kunal Kapur and Ajay Chopra, it was won by Pankaj Bhadouria.

Season 2

MasterChef India 2 aired from 22 October 2011 to 1 January 2012 on Star Plus. Hosted by Vikas Khanna, Kunal Kapur and Ajay Chopra, it was won by Shipra Khanna.[4] Nita Mehta also participated in the program.[5][6]

Season 3

MasterChef India 3 aired from 11 March 2013 to 9 June 2013 on Star Plus.[7] Hosted by Vikas Khanna, Kunal Kapur and Sanjeev Kapoor, it was won by Ripudaman Handa.[7][8]

Season 4
Main article: MasterChef India (season 4)

MasterChef India 4 aired from 26 January 2015 to 12 April 2015 on Star Plus. For the first time in the history of MasterChef, a pure vegetarian format was introduced. Hosted by Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar, it was won by Nikita Gandhi.[9][10]

Season 5
Main article: MasterChef India (season 5)

MasterChef India 5 aired from 1 October 2016 to 25 December 2016 on Star Plus.[11] Hosted by Vikas Khanna, Kunal Kapur and Zorawar Kalra. Kirti Bhoutika won the competition, with Ashima Arora finishing in the second place.

Season 6
Main article: MasterChef India (season 6)

MasterChef India 6 aired from 7 December 2019 to 1 March 2020 on Star Plus. Hosted by Vikas Khanna, Ranveer Brar and Vineet Bhatia. The winner was Abinas Nayak from Berhampur, Odisha, with Oindrila Bala as the runner-up.

Junior MasterChef India
Main article: Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad

Junior MasterChef India aired from 17 August 2013 to 2 November 2013 on Star Plus. Titled Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad, it was won by Sarthak Bhardwaj.

References
  1. "MasterChef India Timings, Judges, Launch Date | All You Need To Know About Season 6". Republic World.
  2. "Endemol Shine Group's MasterChef returns to India". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. "Masterchef starts now".
  4. "Shipra Khanna wins Master Chef 2". The Times of India. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  5. "Nita Mehta on MasterChef".
  6. "'MasterChef 2' has helped me reclaim my life: Shipra Khanna – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  7. 'Nach Baliye contestants on MasterChef'
  8. I'd love to cook for Gordon Ramsay: Masterchef winner
  9. "'MasterChef India 4' judges to turn into singers for finale". The Times of India. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. "Nikita Gandhi Wins 'Masterchef India Season 4'; Fans Congratulate Her". 12 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. "A short order full of flavour". The Hindu.
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