MasterChef India

Amul Presents MasterChef India
MasterChef Logo
Genre	Cooking
Format	game Show
Created by	FremantleMedia
Directed by	Various
Presented by	Amul
Starring	Vikas Khanna Akshay Kumar
Judges	Vikas Khanna Akshay Kumar Ajay Chopra Kunal Kapoor
Opening theme	Tasty Dish, Warna Game Finish!
Country of origin	India
Language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	2
Production
Location(s)	Hyderabad, Bangalore,
Camera setup	multi camera
Running time	1 hour
Production company(s)	FremantleMedia
Distributor	STAR Plus
Broadcast
Original channel	STAR Plus
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	16 October 2010
Original run	16 October 2010 – present
External links
Website

MasterChef India is a Indian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by FremantleMedia and screens on Star Plus. Actor Akshay kumar(season 1) Restaurateur and chef Vikas Khanna(season 2), chef Ajay Chopra and chef Kunal Kapoor serve as the show's main judges. Actor Akshay kumar hosted the first season, however His role was dropped at the end of the season and in season 2 chef Vikas Khanna took his role.

Season 1 of show started airing on STAR Plus from on every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM IST.^[1] The first episode aired on 16 October 2010, and the season one finale was broadcast on 25 December 2010. The first winner of MasterChef India was Pankaj Bhadouria, a 38 year old Teacher from Lucknow, She runs cookery show on Star Plus.^[2]. Season 1 Was hosted by Actor Akshay kumar who worked as a chef in Bangkok previous to his acting career, along with chef Ajay Chopra who is working as an Executive Chef at Goa Marriott Resort, Goa, and chef Kunal Kapoor an Executive Chef at Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon.

Season 2 of MasterChef India premiered on 22 October 2011. The second season aired on every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM IST. Season 2 Was hosted by chef Vikas Khanna a well acclaimed chef in New York City. The season has already started with a good response, along with chef Ajay Chopra and chef Kunal Kapoor.

Format

MasterChef India features a different format to that of the original British MasterChef and MasterChef Goes Large formats. Initial rounds consist of a large number of hopeful contestants from across India individually "auditioning" by presenting a food dish before the three judges in order to gain one of 50 semi-final places. Entrants must be over 18 years old whose main source of income cannot come from preparing and cooking fresh food in a professional environment.

The semi-finalists then compete in several challenges which test their food knowledge and preparation skills. In Season 1, the top 50 competed until 20 were left, with the final 20 progressing to the main stage of the show. From Season 2, 24 contestants progress. The contestants will then be whittled down through a number of individual and team-based cooking challenges and weekly elimination rounds until a winning MasterChef is crowned. The winner plays for a prize that includes chef training from leading professional chefs, the chance to have their own cookbook published, and A$100,000 in cash.

Season 1

Main article: MasterChef India (season 1)

Season 1 of show started airing on STAR Plus from on every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM IST. The first episode aired on 16 October 2010, and the season one finale was broadcast on 25 December 2010. The first winner of MasterChef India was Pankaj Bhadouria, a 38 year old Teacher from Lucknow, She runs cookery show on Star Plus. Season 1 Was hosted by Actor Akshay kumar who worked as a chef in Bangkok previous to his acting career, along with chef Ajay Chopra who is working as an Executive Chef at Goa Marriott Resort, Goa, and chef Kunal Kapoor an Executive Chef at Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon.

Contestants

The top 12 contestants were chosen throughout the first week of challenges amongst the top 40. The full group of 12 were revealed on Sunday, October 24:^[3]

Contestant	Age	From	Occupation	Status
Pankaj Bhadouria	38	Lucknow	Teacher	Winner on December 25, 2010
Jayanandan Bhaskar	24	Lucknow	Employed as a Chef at Leela Kempinski hotel Gurgaon	Runner-Up on December 25, 2010
Radhicka Agarwaal	28	Dehradun	Event Manager	Third Place on December 25, 2010
Joe Bath	42	Delhi	TV Show host	Eliminated December 19, 2010
Kandla Nijhowne	54	Chandigarh	Food Columnist	Eliminated December 19, 2010
Zebi Zubair	28	Lucknow	Housewife	Eliminated December 12, 2010
Smita Dugar	38	Hyderabad	Artist[4]	Eliminated December 05, 2010
Sweta Pareekh	28	Jaipur	Banker	Eliminated November 28, 2010
Ankita Chakravarty	19	Noida	Student	Eliminated November 28, 2010
Pritesh Chothani	28	Mumbai	Asst. Manager	Eliminated November 14, 2010
Parul Sukhwani	23	Indore	Radio Jockey	Eliminated November 07, 2010
Archana Chauhan	39	Meerut	Housewife	Eliminated October 31, 2010

Season 2

Main article: MasterChef India (season 2)

Second season of MasterChef India premiered on 22nd October, 2011.^[5] The season is judged and presented by Chef Ajay Chopra, Chef Kunal Kapoor and Chef Vikas Khanna.

The TOP 12 of the show were -

• Vijaylaxmi
• Shipra Khanna
• Shahzad Variava
• Salma Shazia Fathima
• Rajendra mane
• Rajat Nagpal - eliminated on 20th November 2011
• Puneet Mehta
• Jyoti Arora
• Joseph Rozario
• Dolcee pratik
• Hiral Agrawal- eliminated on 13th November 2011
• Devika Narula - eliminated on 6th November 2011

See Also

• MasterChef India (season 1)
• MasterChef India (season 2)

References

1. ^ "Masterchef starts now". http://www.indiamag.in/masterchef-india-starts-today.html. 
2. ^ "Pankaj Bhadouria". http://www.pankajbhadouria.com/. 
3. ^ MasterChef India Profiles, List as given in the official site.
4. ^ http://starplus.startv.in/masterchef/profile.aspx?sid=40&cid=394
5. ^ "MasterChef India 2". http://www.tvserialsandshows.com/2011/10/masterchef-india-2-masterchef-india.html. 

• Master Chef India 2, SerialsTime.com

External Links

• Official Website of MasterChef India Season 2