MasterChef India

MasterChef India
Years2010 – present
Films and television
Television series
Miscellaneous
Languages
Produced byColosceum Media
Endemol Shine India
Innovative Film Academy
Based onMasterChef Australia
No.of Versions3
No.of Seasons9
Original networkStar India (2010–2020)
Sun TV Network (2021)
Sony Pictures Networks (2023–present)
Official website
endemolshineindia.in/key-shows/masterchef/

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.[1] MasterChef India – Hindi (Season 1–4) and Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad were produced by Colosceum Media.[2][3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7] In early-2021, Endemol Shine India decided to expand the show in other Indian languages.[8] Sun TV Network brought the rights of the show for Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada-language versions.[9] In 2022, Sony Pictures Networks earned the rights for Master Chef India in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.[10]

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,[11] while the first season of MasterChef India – Telugu was premiered on 27 August 2021.[12] Vijay Sethupathi[13] and Tamannaah Bhatia[14] are the hosts of Tamil and Telugu versions respectively. The Hindi version never had a host in any of its seasons.

Versions

  Currently airing – 0
  Upcoming for airing – 0
  Recently concluded – 3
  No longer airing – 0
Language Show Season Year Host Judges Primary Network Online VOD Premiere Finale Episodes Contestants MasterChef House Location Prize Money Winner Runner Up
1 2 3
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$30,000) Pankaj Bhadouria Jayanandan Bhaskar
2 2011–2012 Vikas Khanna 22 October 2011 1 January 2012 22 12 Shipra Khanna Salma Shazia Fathima
3 2013 Sanjeev Kapoor 11 March 2013 9 June 2013 70 12 Ripudaman Handa Navneet Rastogi
4 2015 Ranveer Brar 26 January 2015 12 April 2015 67 16 Nikita Gandhi Neha Deepak Shah
5 2016 Kunal Kapur Zorawar Kalra 1 October 2016 25 December 2016k 26 16 Kirti Bhoutika Ashima Arora
6 2019–2020 Ranveer Brar Vineet Bhatia Disney+ Hotstar 7 December 2019 1 March 2020 25 15 Abinas Nayak Oindrila Bala
7 2023 Garima Arora Sony Entertainment Television SonyLIV 2 January 2023 31 March 2023 65 16 Nayanjyoti Saikia Santa Sarmah
8 Pooja Dhingra SonyLIV 16 October 2023 8 December 2023 40 12 Mohammed Ashiq Nambie Marak
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$30,000) Sarthak Bhardwaj Harshika Doshi
Celebrity MasterChef 1 2025 Farah Khan Vikas Khanna Ranveer Brar — Sony Entertainment Television SonyLIV TBA TBA TBA 9 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$30,000) Devaki Vijayaraman Nithya Franklyn
2 2024 None Shreeya Adka Rakesh Raghunathan SonyLIV 22 April 2024 7 June 2024 50 12 Mumbai ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) 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$30,000) K. Krishna Tejasvi G. D. Anusha
2 2024 None Nikitha Umesh SonyLIV 22 April 2024 7 June 2024 35 12 Mumbai Mahaboob Vin Basha Shyam Gopisetti

  Female Winner   Male Winner

References

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  2. ^ Desk, India.com Entertainment (14 March 2015). "MasterChef India 4: Minu bids adieu to the show!". Latest News, Breaking News, Live News, Top News Headlines, Viral Video, Cricket Live, Sports, Entertainment, Business, Health, Lifestyle and Utility News | India.com. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Bureau, BestMediaInfo. "Star Plus brings kids to the battle ground in Junior MasterChef". BestMediaInfo. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2023. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Star Plus & Endemol Shine India back with Season 6 of Master Chef India". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ "India's Sun TV orders four localised versions of culinary format MasterChef". C21media. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi to host 'MasterChef Tamil'". The Hindu. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
  7. ^ "On the sets MasterChef India". The Indian Express. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021.
  8. ^ "India Cooks Up Four New Versions of MasterChef". Banijay Group - We are Banijay. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  9. ^ "India's Sun TV orders four localised versions of culinary format MasterChef". C21media. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  10. ^ "MasterChef India's Tamil and Telugu versions to stream on SonyLIV". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ^ "MasterChef Tamil to go on air from August on SUN TV; Actor Vijay Sethupathi to host". PINKVILLA. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  12. ^ "It's official! Tamannaah Bhatia-hosted MasterChef Telugu to premiere on Aug 27; here's how netizens reacted - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi set to host MasterChef Tamil". The Times of India. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Tamannaah makes TV debut as MasterChef Telugu presenter". Deccan News. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.