MasterChef India (Hindi season 8)

Season 8 of the Indian competitive reality TV series MasterChef India premiered on SonyLIV on 16 October 2023.[1] Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar returned as the judges for the show while Garima Arora was replaced by Pooja Dhingra.[2]

This article is about current MasterChef India season. For the series, see MasterChef India (Hindi TV series).

MasterChef India
Season 8
JudgesPooja Dhingra
Ranveer Brar
Vikas Khanna
No. of contestants12
Country of originIndia
Release
Original networkSonyLIV
Original release16 October 2023 (2023-10-16) –
present
Season chronology

Contestants
Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
Harish Closepet 58 Bengaluru, Karnataka Entrepreneur
Kaushalya Choudhary 29 Bhopalgarh, Rajasthan Content Creator
Kenneth Gopinath 18 Bengaluru, Karnataka Student
Kriti Dhiman 23 Gobindgarh, Punjab Home Baker
Mohammed Aashiq 24 Mangalore, Karnataka Entrepreneur
Nambie Marak 35 Upper Rangsa, Meghalaya School Principal
Nidhi Sharma 35 Solan, Himachal Pradesh Chief Bank Manager
Prachi Agarkar 28 Mumbai, Maharashtra Professor
Dr. Rukhsaar Sayeed 33 Pampore, J&K Food Technician
Sima Ahmed 56 Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Pop-up Chef
Subhojit Sen 29 Kolkata, West Bengal Engineer
Suraj Thapa 28 Chalsa, West Bengal Home Baker

Elimination Chart
Place Contesant Episodes
Week 2 Week 3
6 7 8-9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Harish IN IN
Kaushalya IN LOW —
Kenneth IN IN
Kriti IN IN
Mohammed IN TOP
Nambie IN IN
Nidhi IN TOP
Prachi LOW —
Rukhsaar IN IN
Sima IN LOW —
Subhojit LOW —
Suraj IN IN
  (WINNER) The cook won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UPS) The cooks finished in the second and third 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.
  (IMM) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next week.
  (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual / pair challenge.
  (PT) The cook competed in the Pressure Test in elimination round, and advanced.
  (LOW) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge.
  (LOW) 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.
  (—) This cook did not participate in the challenge(s) as he/she had won Ticket to Finale or was disqualified.
  (WDR) The cook withdraw from the MasterChef Kitchen.
  (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from the MasterChef Kitchen.

Production

The MasterChef India season 8 was announced on 7 July 2023 on SonyLIV.[3] This season marked Khanna's seventh consecutive season serving as a judge on the show and Brar's fourth season.[4] Audition rounds were conducted across the country.[5][6]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Times of India[7]NA

References
  1. "MasterChef India Season 8 to stream on SonyLIV from October 16".
  2. "'MasterChef India': Pooja Dhingra joins Vikas, Ranveer as judge in new season".
  3. "Call for Entries for MasterChef India Season 8 Now Open; Here's How You Can Apply". 8 July 2023.
  4. "Masterchef India 8 PROMO: Competitive cooking reality show returns with new flavors this October". 28 September 2023.
  5. "Two Assam women clears first round of MasterChef India Season 8". 8 August 2023.
  6. "Culinary dreams on the table for MasterChef Season 8's Kolkata auditions".
  7. "Review: MasterChef India 2 opens doors of opportunity for influencers, bloggers and even entrepreneurs". The Times of India. 20 October 2023.
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