# MasterChef India

MasterChef India is an Indian competitive cooking game show franchise based on the Australian show MasterChef Australia, which itself is based on the original British television show MasterChef. MasterChef India – Hindi (Season 1–4) and Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad were produced by Colosceum Media. Endemol Shine India has been producing MasterChef India – Hindi since season 5 onwards through Star India and Sun TV Network with Innovative Film Academy co-producing it for other language versions. Sony Pictures Networks have purchased the rights of the franchise and has been producing the show in all the three languages since then. The show has since been premiered on SonyLIV.
It was originally started in Hindi language and has been extended to three languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including Tamil and Telugu.

## Overview

There are three versions in production. It was first made in Hindi-language in 2010. In 2010, Star India got the rights for producing MasterChef in Hindi. In early-2021, Endemol Shine India decided to expand the show in other Indian languages. Sun TV Network brought the rights of the show for Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada-language versions. In 2022, Sony Pictures Networks earned the rights for Master Chef India in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

## History
### Creation

MasterChef India is a Hindi language adaptation of the Australian show MasterChef Australia, which itself is based on the original British MasterChef. The first season of MasterChef India – Hindi was aired on StarPlus and hosted by Akshay Kumar, Kunal Kapur and Ajay Chopra. It continued for six seasons and Vikas Khanna, Sanjeev Kapoor, Chef Jolly, Ranveer Brar, Zorawar Kalra, Vineet Bhatia and Garima Arora also participated as judges in different seasons.

### Expansion

In early 2021, the show expanded into Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam through Sun TV Network. The south regional versions are telecasted by Sun TV, Gemini TV, Udaya TV and Surya TV. The first season of MasterChef India – Tamil was launched on 7 August 2021, while the first season of MasterChef India – Telugu was premiered on 27 August 2021. Vijay Sethupathi and Tamannaah Bhatia are the hosts of Tamil and Telugu versions respectively. The Hindi version never had a host in any of its seasons.

## Versions

    Currently airing – 1
    Upcoming for airing – 0
    Recently concluded – 2
    No longer airing – 0
| Language | Show | Season | Year | Host | Judges | Judges | Judges | Primary Network | Online VOD | Premiere | Finale | Episodes | Contestants | MasterChef House Location | Prize Money | Winner | Runner Up |
| Language | Show | Season | Year | Host | 1 | 2 | 3 | Primary Network | Online VOD | Premiere | Finale | Episodes | Contestants | MasterChef House Location | Prize Money | Winner | Runner Up |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 1 | 2010 | None | Akshay Kumar | Kunal Kapur | Ajay Chopra | StarPlus | None | 16 October 2010 | 25 December 2010 | 21 | 12 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Pankaj Bhadouria | Jayanandan Bhaskar |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 2 | 2011–2012 | None | Vikas Khanna | Kunal Kapur | Ajay Chopra | StarPlus | None | 22 October 2011 | 1 January 2012 | 22 | 12 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Shipra Khanna | Salma Shazia Fathima |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 3 | 2013 | None | Vikas Khanna | Kunal Kapur | Sanjeev Kapoor | StarPlus | None | 11 March 2013 | 9 June 2013 | 70 | 12 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Ripudaman Handa | Navneet Rastogi |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 4 | 2015 | None | Vikas Khanna | Ranveer Brar | Sanjeev Kapoor | StarPlus | None | 26 January 2015 | 12 April 2015 | 67 | 16 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Nikita Gandhi | Neha Deepak Shah |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 5 | 2016 | None | Vikas Khanna | Kunal Kapur | Zorawar Kalra | StarPlus | None | 1 October 2016 | 25 December 2016k | 26 | 16 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Kirti Bhoutika | Ashima Arora |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 6 | 2019–2020 | None | Vikas Khanna | Ranveer Brar | Vineet Bhatia | StarPlus | Disney+ Hotstar | 7 December 2019 | 1 March 2020 | 25 | 15 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Abinas Nayak | Oindrila Bala |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 7 | 2023 | None | Vikas Khanna | Ranveer Brar | Garima Arora | Sony Entertainment Television | SonyLIV | 2 January 2023 | 31 March 2023 | 65 | 16 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Nayanjyoti Saikia | Santa Sarmah |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | MasterChef India – Hindi | 8 | 2023 | None | Vikas Khanna | Ranveer Brar | Pooja Dhingra | SonyLIV | SonyLIV | 16 October 2023 | 8 December 2023 | 40 | 12 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Mohammed Ashiq | Nambie Marak |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad | 1 | 2013 | None | Vikas Khanna | Kunal Kapur | Chef Jolly | StarPlus | None | 17 August 2013 | 2 November 2013 | 22 | 10 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Sarthak Bhardwaj | Harshika Doshi |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | Celebrity MasterChef | 1 | 2025 | Farah Khan | Vikas Khanna | Ranveer Brar | — | Sony Entertainment Television | SonyLIV | 27 January 2025 | TBA | TBA | 12 | Mumbai | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Tamil (தமிழ்) | MasterChef India – Tamil | 1 | 2021 | Vijay Sethupathi Shali Nivekas | Koushik S | Aarthi Sampath | Harish Rao | Sun TV | Sun NXT | 7 August 2021 | 14 November 2021 | 30 | 14 | Bengaluru | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Devaki Vijayaraman | Nithya Franklyn |
| Tamil (தமிழ்) | MasterChef India – Tamil | 2 | 2024 | None | Koushik S | Shreeya Adka | Rakesh Raghunathan | SonyLIV | SonyLIV | 22 April 2024 | 7 June 2024 | 50 | 12 | Mumbai | ₹10 lakh (US$11,000) | Akash Muralidharan | Zarina Banu Vani Sundar |
| Telugu (తెలుగు) | MasterChef India – Telugu | 1 | 2021 | Tamannaah Bhatia Anasuya Bharadwaj | Mahesh Padala | Sanjay Thumma | Chalapathi Rao | Gemini TV | Sun NXT | 27 August 2021 | 27 November 2021 | 28 | 14 | Bengaluru | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | K. Krishna Tejasvi | G. D. Anusha |
| Telugu (తెలుగు) | MasterChef India – Telugu | 2 | 2024 | None | Nikitha Umesh | Sanjay Thumma | Chalapathi Rao | SonyLIV | SonyLIV | 22 April 2024 | 7 June 2024 | 35 | 12 | Mumbai | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Mahaboob Vin Basha | Shyam Gopisetti |
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