''MasterChef India'' is an Indian competitive cooking

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franchise based on the Australian show ''

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'', which itself is based on the original British ''

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''. MasterChef India Season 1-4 and Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad was produced by Colosceum Media.

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has been producing MasterChef India Season 5 onwards through

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and

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with Innovative Film Academy co-producing it for South Indian regional versions. It was originally started in

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language and has been extended to three languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including

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and

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. The Hindi version is available on

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while Tamil and Telugu are available on

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Overview

There are three versions in production. It was first made in Hindi-language in 2010. In 2010,

got the rights for producing ''MasterChef India'' in Hindi. In early-2021, Endemol Shine India decided to expand the show in other Indian languages.

brought the rights of the show for Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada-language versions. In 2022 Sony TV earned the rights for Master Chef India in Hindi.

History

Creation

MasterChef India is a Hindi language adaption of the Australian show ''

'', which itself is based on the original British ''

''. The first season of ''MasterChef India'' was aired on

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and hosted by

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Kunal Kapur Kunal Kapur (born 18 September 1979) is an Indian chef and restaurateur known for hosting and judging ''MasterChef India''. Early life Kapur was born in New Delhi to a Punjabi family. He studied at St. Francis De Sales School and pursued ...

and Ajay Chopra. It continued for six seasons and

Vikas Khanna Vikas Khanna (born 14 November 1971) is an Indian chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer, filmmaker and humanitarian. He is one of the judges of Star Plus series ''MasterChef India''. He is based in New York City. Early life and education Khanna ...

Sanjeev Kapoor {{Infobox chef , name = Sanjeev Kapoor , image = Sanjeev Kapoor in 2016.jpg , image_size = , caption = Sanjeev Kapoor in 2016 , birth_date = {{Birth date and age, df=yes, 1964, 4, 10 , birth_place = Amb ...

Ranveer Brar Ranveer Singh Brar (born 8 February 1978) is a Lucknow-born and bred Indian celebrity chef, Masterchef India judge, author and restaurateur. He is well known as the host of popular Television food shows and as a judge in two seasons (four & six ...

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and

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are also participated as a judges in different seasons of MasterChef India - Hindi

Expansion

In early 2021, the show expanded into

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and

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through

. The south regional versions are telecasted by Sun TV,

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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.

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and

Tamannaah Tamanna Bhatia (born 21 December 1989), known professionally as Tamannaah, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu and Tamil films, along with a few Hindi films. In 2005, she made her acting debut at the age of 15 in the Hindi fi ...

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 Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He i ...

hosting the former. '' MasterChef India - Tamil'' was renewed for a second season in November 2021.

Versions

: Currently airing – 1 : Upcoming for airing – 0 : Recently concluded – 2 : No longer airing – 1 Female Winners Male Winners

References

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