MasterChef India

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MasterChef India
Years2010 – present
Films and television
Television series
Miscellaneous
Languages
Produced byEndemol Shine India
Innovative Film Academy
Based onMasterChef Australia
No.of Versions3
No.of Seasons9
Original networkStar India Network
(Hindi)
Sun TV Network
(Tamil, Telugu)
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 MasterChef.[1] It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Star India and Sun TV Network with Innovative Film Academy co-producing it for South Indian regional versions.[2][3] It was originally started in Hindi language and has been extended to three languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including Tamil and Telugu.[4] The Hindi version is available on Disney+ Hotstar while Tamil and Telugu are available on Sun NXT.

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 India in Hindi.[5] In early-2021, Endemol Shine India decided to expand the show in other Indian languages.[6] Sun TV Network brought the rights of the show for Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada-language versions.[7]

History[]

Creation[]

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

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,[8] while the first season of MasterChef India – Telugu was premiered on 27 August 2021.[9] Vijay Sethupathi[10] and Tamannaah[11] are the hosts of Tamil and Telugu versions respectively. The Hindi version never had a host in any of its seasons. The upcoming Kannada and Malayalam versions are going to launch with Sudeep hosting the former.[12] MasterChef India - Tamil was renewed for a second season in November 2021.[13]

Versions[]

  Currently airing – 0
  Upcoming for airing – 0
  Recently concluded – 3
  No longer airing – 1
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 1 2010 No Host Akshay Kumar Kunal Kapur Ajay Chopra StarPlus None 16 October 2010 25 December 2010 21 12 Mumbai ₹25 lakh (US$33,000) 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 2016 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
Hindi
(हिन्दी) 		Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad 1 2013 No Host Vikas Khanna Kunal Kapur Chef Jolly StarPlus None 17 August 2013 2 November 2013 22 10 Mumbai ₹25 lakh (US$33,000) Sarthak Bhardwaj Harshika Doshi
Tamil
(தமிழ்) 		MasterChef 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$33,000) Devaki Vijayaraman Nithya Franklyn
Telugu
(తెలుగు) 		MasterChef 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$33,000) K. Krishna Tejasvi G. D. Anusha

  Female Winners   Male Winners

References[]

  1. ^ "Endemol Shine Group's MasterChef returns to India". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Star Plus & Endemol Shine India back with Season 6 of Master Chef India". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "India's Sun TV orders four localised versions of culinary format MasterChef". C21media. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi to host 'MasterChef Tamil'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "On the sets MasterChef India". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021.
  6. ^ "India Cooks Up Four New Versions of MasterChef". Banijay Group - We are Banijay. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. ^ "India's Sun TV orders four localised versions of culinary format MasterChef". C21media. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  8. ^ "MasterChef Tamil to go on air from August on SUN TV; Actor Vijay Sethupathi to host". PINKVILLA. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi set to host MasterChef Tamil". Times Of India. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Tamannaah makes TV debut as MasterChef Telugu presenter". Deccan News. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Sudeep to host Masterchef India's Kannada version - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ "MasterChef Tamil Season 2 set to welcome cooking enthusiasts across the world". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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