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MasterChef India – Hindi
Season 8
JudgesPooja Dhingra
Ranveer Brar
Vikas Khanna
No. of contestants12
WinnerMohammed Ashiq
Runner-upNambie Marak
No. of episodes40
Release
Original networkSonyLIV
Original release16 October (2023-10-16) –
8 December 2023 (2023-12-08)
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Season 8 of the Indian Hindi language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi 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] Mohammed Ashiq from Mangalore won the season and Nambie Marak finished as runner up.[3]

Contestants

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Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Place
Mohammed Ashiq 24 Mangalore, Karnataka Entrepreneur Winner
on 08 December, 2023 		1st
Nambie Marak 35 Upper Rangsa, Meghalaya School Principal Runner-Up
on 08 December, 2023 		2nd
Dr. Rukhsaar Sayeed 33 Pampore, J&K Food Technician Third place
on 08 December, 2023 		3rd
Suraj Thapa 28 Chalsa, West Bengal Home Baker Fourth place
on 08 December, 2023 		4th
Harish Closepet 58 Bengaluru, Karnataka Entrepreneur Eliminated
on 05 December, 2023 		5th
Nidhi Sharma 35 Solan, Himachal Pradesh Chief Bank Manager Eliminated
on 04 December, 2023 		6th
Kriti Dhiman 23 Gobindgarh, Punjab Home Baker Eliminated
on 01 December, 2023 		7th
Kenneth Gopinath 18 Bengaluru, Karnataka Student Eliminated
on 24 November 2023 		8th
Subhojit Sen 29 Kolkata, West Bengal Engineer Eliminated
on 17 November 2023 		9th
Prachi Agarkar 28 Mumbai, Maharashtra Professor Eliminated
on 10 November 2023 		10th
Kaushalya Choudhary 29 Bhopalgarh, Rajasthan Content Creator Eliminated
on 3 November 2023 		11th
Sima Ahmed 56 Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Pop-up Chef 12th

Elimination chart

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Place Contestant Episode
Week 2[a] Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
6 7 8-9 10 11 12 13-14 15 16 17-18 19 20 21-22 23 24 25 26 27 28-29 30 31 32 33-34 35 36 37 38-39 40
1 Ashiq IN TOP IN IN TOP IN BTM PT IN LOW BTM PT WIN WIN IMM IN IN BTM PT IN LOW BTM PT TOP 5 TOP 4 TOP 4 TOP 3 WINNER
2 Nambie IN IN IN IN IN WIN IMM[b] IMM IN WIN IMM LOW NOT WIN IMM IN IN WIN IMM IN WIN WIN IMM RUNNER-UP
3 Rukhsaar IN IN IN IMN IN IN BTM PT WIN WIN IMM WIN IN BTM PT[c] IN IN WIN IMM IN WIN TOP PT THIRD
4 Suraj IN IN IN IN IN IN BTM PT IN WIN IMM WIN IN WIN IMM IN IN WIN IMM IN WIN BTM PT ELIM FOURTH
5 Harish IN IN LOW NOT IN IN TOP IMM IN LOW WIN IMM WIN IN WIN IMM IN IN BTM PT IN LOW BTM PT ELIM
6 Nidhi IN TOP LOW NOT BTM IN WIN IMM WIN LOW BTM PT WIN IN BTM PT IN IN BTM PT IN LOW BTM PT ELIM
7 Kriti IN IN IN IN IN IN BTM PT IN WIN IMM WIN IN BTM PT IN BTM NOT PT BTM NOT ELIM
8 Kenneth IN IN LOW NOT IN IN BTM PT IN WIN IMM LOW NOT WIN IMM BTM NOT ELIM
9 Subhojit LOW NOT IN IN BTM PT IN LOW BTM PT LOW NOT BTM ELIM
10 Prachi LOW NOT IN IN TOP IMM IN LOW BTM ELIM
11 Kaushalya IN LOW NOT IN IN BTM ELIM
Sima IN LOW NOT BTM IN BTM ELIM
  (WINNER) The cook won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) The cook finished as the Runner-up.
  (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge.
  (WIN) The cook won an individual / pair / team challenge.
  (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual / pair challenge.
  (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual / pair / team challenge.
  (BTM) The cook was non-immune and had to compete in the elimination challenge.
  (PT) The cook competed in the Pressure Test in elimination round, and advanced.
  (IMM) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next week.
  (IMN) The cook won an Immunity Pin.
  (NOT) This cook did not participate in the challenge(s) as was excluded.
  (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from the MasterChef Kitchen.
  1. ^ Immunity pin challenge.
  2. ^ Nambie was immune but participated in the challenge.
  3. ^ Rukhsaar used her Immunity pin.

Production

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

References

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  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. ^ "Mohammed Aashiq wins MasterChef India 2023". The Indian Express.
  4. ^ "Call for Entries for MasterChef India Season 8 Now Open; Here's How You Can Apply". 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Masterchef India 8 PROMO: Competitive cooking reality show returns with new flavors this October". 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Two Assam women clears first round of MasterChef India Season 8". 8 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Culinary dreams on the table for MasterChef Season 8's Kolkata auditions".
  8. ^ "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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