MasterChef India

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. MasterChef India – Hindi (Season 1–4) and Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad were produced by Colosceum Media. 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. 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.

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. 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 Pictures Networks earned the rights for Master Chef India in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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

Versions

 * Currently airing – 1
 * Upcoming for airing – 0
 * Recently concluded – 2
 * No longer airing – 0

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