MasterChef India


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

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 1

MasterChef India 1 aired from 16 October 2010 to 25 December 2010 on Star Plus. 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. Nita Mehta also participated in the program.

Season 3

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

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.

Season 5

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

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

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.