# MasterChef India – Hindi season 6

Season 6 of the Indian Hindi-language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi premiered on Star Plus on 7 December 2019 and concluded on 1 March 2020.
Vikas Khanna returned as one of the judges for the show while Kunal Kapur and Zorawar Kalra were replaced by Ranveer Brar and Vineet Bhatia. This season marked Khanna's fifth consecutive season serving as a judge on the show and Brar's second season, who was last seen in the fourth season. This season was also comeback for Gunjan Joshi as the writer of the show, who was also writer of Season 3 and 4.
Abinas Nayak, an IT Analyst from Odisha was declared as the winner on 1 March 2020, with Oindrila Bala of West Bengal being the runner-up.
Similar to the past seasons, Amul remained the title sponsor of the show. Additionally, Sleek Kitchens by Asian Paints co-sponsored this season.

## Format

Top 30 contestants were chosen from nationwide auditions, of which only 15 advanced to the main competition.

## Top 15

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status | Winnings |
| Abinas Nayak | 27 | Berhampur, Odisha | IT Analyst | Winner; 1 March | 10 |
| Oindrila Bala | 35 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Former Tax Consultant | Runner-Up; 1 March | 0 |
| Smrutisree Singh | 26 | Angul, Odisha | Hotel General Manager | Eliminated; 29 February | 4 |
| Akanksha Khatri | 30 | Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh | Former Flight Attendant | Eliminated; 29 February | 6 |
| Natasha Gandhi | 25 | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Entrepreneur | Eliminated; 23 February | 3 |
| Prince Sharma | 23 | Amritsar, Punjab | Food Industry Trainer | Eliminated; 23 February | 4 |
| Mahendra Thulung | 32 | Darjeeling, West Bengal | Restaurateur / Interior Designer | Eliminated; 12 January Returned; 9 February Eliminated; 23 February | 1 |
| Nandini Diwakar | 33 | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Chef Consultant | Eliminated; 15 February | 3 |
| Akash Sonkar | 27 | Delhi | Telecom Distributor | Eliminated; 15 February | 3 |
| Priyanka Biswas | 27 | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh | Dentist | Eliminated; 9 February | 2 |
| Ulka Santra | 21 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salesman | Eliminated; 2 February | 3 |
| Viji Raj | 54 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Rental Homecook | Eliminated; 26 January | 1 |
| Jaspal Rawat | 35 | Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir | Military Chef | Eliminated; 5 January | 2 |
| Harsh Bothra | 18 | Delhi | Student | Eliminated; 29 December | 0 |
| Harshita Agarwal | 26 | Amritsar, Punjab | Home Baker | Eliminated; 22 December | 0 |
* ↑ Abinas was the only contestant to not have lost any team challenges this season.
* ↑ Oindrila was the first finalist who did not win any individual or team challenges throughout the season.

## Elimination Table

| Place | Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestant | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 1 | Abinas | TOP | IMN | WIN | SAFE | IN | IN | SAFE | IN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WEAK | IN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | TOP | IN | IN | WIN | TOP | WINNER |
| 2 | Oindrila | IN | SAFE | LOSE | PT | IN | IN | SAFE | TOP | SAFE | LOSE | PT | LOSE | SAFE | SAFE | TOP | LOSE | SAFE | BTM | WEAK | LOSE | PT | SAFE | WEAK | IN | IN | IN | TOP | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Akanksha | WIN | WEAK | WIN | SAFE | IN | BTM | PT | TOP | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | IN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | LOSE | PT | SAFE | TOP | TICKET TO FINALE | TICKET TO FINALE | TICKET TO FINALE | ELIM | |
| 3 | Smrutisree | IN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | IN | IN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | LOSE | PT | LOSE | SAFE | SAFE | IN | WIN | SAFE | BTM | PT | LOSE | WIN | SAFE | PT | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Natasha | TOP | IN | LOSE | PT | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | IN | PT | LOSE | PT | LOSE | SAFE | SAFE | IN | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WEAK | IN | IN | ELIM | | |
| 6 | Prince | WEAK | SAFE | LOSE | PT | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | IN | PT | LOSE | PT | WIN | IN | SAFE | IN | WIN | SAFE | BTM | PT | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | TOP | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 6 | Mahendra | WEAK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | IN | IN | SAFE | IN | PT | LOSE | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | RET | PT | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 8 | Nandini | IN | SAFE | LOSE | PT | IN | BTM | PT | IN | PT | LOSE | PT | WIN | TOP | IN | IN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | LOSE | PT | SAFE | ELIM | | | | | |
| 8 | Akash | IN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | IN | IN | SAFE | IN | PT | LOSE | PT | WIN | TOP | IMN | IN | LOSE | PT | BTM | SAFE | LOSE | WEAK | SAFE | ELIM | | | | | |
| 10 | Priyanka | IN | SAFE | LOSE | PT | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | IN | PT | WIN | SAFE | LOSE | SAFE | SAFE | TOP | LOSE | PT | BTM | PT | LOSE | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ulka | IN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | IN | PT | WIN | SAFE | LOSE | SAFE | SAFE | IN | LOSE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Viji | IN | SAFE | LOSE | PT | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | IN | PT | LOSE | PT | LOSE | SAFE | SAFE | IN | LOSE | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jaspal | X | X | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Harsh | IN | SAFE | LOSE | BTM | IN | BTM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Harshita | BTM | X | X | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
    (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
    (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
    (WIN) The cook won the Mystery Box challenge, or any other individual / pair challenge.
    (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.
    (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge.
    (IMN) The cook won an Immunity Pin in a given challenge.
    (SAFE) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next round.
    (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual / pair challenge.
    (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
    (PT) The cook competed in the Elimination Test, and advanced.
    (LOSE) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge and had to compete in the upcoming elimination challenge.
    (WEAK) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge.
    (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge and had to compete in the upcoming elimination challenge.
    (RET) The cook won the Wild Card Challenge and returned to the competition.
    (X) This cook did not participate in the challenge(s).
    (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
* ↑ Unlike the typical team challenges, post this challenge, the members of the losing team did not compete in an elimination test.
* ↑ Despite being in the losing team in the first round, Oindrila and Ulka were exempted from the Elimination Challenge in the second round because the team captain (Priyanka) chose herself, Viji, and Akash as competitors in the said challenge.
* ↑ Eight contestants walked in for the elimination challenge, of which, Akash, Akanksha, and Natasha redeemed themselves in the first round (chocolate taste test); the remaining five who couldn't pass the taste test, went on to cook in the second round highlighted below.
* ↑ Abinas used his previously won Immunity Pin to spare himself from the elimination challenge in this episode.
* ↑ Other contestants who competed in the Wild Card Entry challenge were Harsh, Ulka, and Priyanka.
* ↑ Although he had the Immunity Pin, Akash decided to not use it and participated in the Elimination Challenge.

## Episodes

| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "Flavourful Auditions" | 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) |
| 2 | "Chances and Second Chances!" | 8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) |
| 3 | "Meet the Top 15" | 14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) |
| Special Guest: Ripu Daman Handa |||
| 4 | "Mystery Box and the Immunity Pin" | 15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) |
| Grand Dish Wall Win: Akanksha Khatri |||
| 5 | "MasterChef Premier League" | 21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) |
| Notable Guests: Brian Lara, Irfan Pathan, Hemang Badani, Parthiv Patel, Jatin Sapru, Mayanti Langer, among others. |||
| 6 | "The Blindfold Challenge" | 22 December 2019 (2019-12-22) |
| 7 | "The Open Kitchen Challenge" | 28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) |
| 8 | "Cooking Up A Storm" | 29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) |
| 9 | "The 20-20 Challenge" | 4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) |
| Grand Dish Wall Win: Smrutisree Singh |||
| 10 | "The Dreaded Eliminations" | 5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) |
| 11 | "The Relay Challenge" | 11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) |
| 12 | "The Replica Challenge" | 12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) |
| 13 | "Big Fat MasterChef Wedding" | 18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) |
| Special Guest: Divya Khosla Kumar |||
| 14 | "Race for the Immunity Pin" | 19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) |
| Grand Dish Wall Win: Abinas Nayak |||
| 15 | "The Salty Dessert Challenge" | 25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) |
| Grand Dish Wall Win: Akanksha Khatri |||
| 16 | "Republic Day Challenge" | 26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) |
| 17 | "The Auction Challenge" | 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) |
| 18 | "The Chocolate Challenge" | 2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) |
| Special Guest: Rupinder Singh Sodhi |||
| 19 | "Ranveer's Bag of Surprises" | 8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) |
| 20 | "Wild Card Eliminations" | 9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) |
| Grand Dish Wall Win: Smrutisree Singh |||
| 21 | "A Valentine's Day 'Surprise'" | 15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) |
| 22 | "The Golden Apron Challenge" | 16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) |
| Guest Chef: Amninder Sandhu |||
| 23 | "The Toughest Challenge" | 23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) |
| 24 | "The Grand Finale - Part 1!" | 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) |
| 25 | "The Grand Finale - Part 2!" | 1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) |
| Notable Guests: Surbhi Jyoti, Maria Goretti, Amninder Sandhu, Rohit Sangwan, Pankaj Bhadouria, Ripu Daman Handa, Nikita Gandhi, Kirti Bhoutika, Imitiaz Qureshi, Adnan Sami, Varun Sharma, among others. |||