''MasterChef India'' is an Indian competitive cooking game show franchise based on the Australian show ''

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'', which itself is based on the original British '' MasterChef''. 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 Sun TV Network with Innovative Film Academy co-producing it for South Indian regional versions. It was originally started in Hindi language and has been extended to three languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including Tamil and Telugu. The Hindi version is available on

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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,

got the rights for producing ''MasterChef India'' 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 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 '' MasterChef''. The first season of ''MasterChef India'' was aired on

StarPlus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, ...

and hosted by Akshay Kumar, Kunal Kapur and Ajay Chopra. It continued for six seasons and

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, Sanjeev Kapoor, Ranveer Brar,

Zorawar Kalra Zorawar Kalra (born 26 May 1977) is an Indian restaurateur. He is the son of Jiggs Kalra, the ‘Czar of Indian Cuisine’. He is the founder and managing director of Massive Restaurants Pvt Ltd, which owns brands such as Masala Library, Pa Pa ...

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 Gemini TV is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel. It was launched on 9 February 1995 by Gemini Group, owned by A. Manohar Prasad (grandson of L. V. Prasad), in association with Sun TV Network. In 1996-97, Sun ...

, 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 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. '' 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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