MasterChef India – Hindi
Season 4
Country of originIndia
No. of episodes67
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Original release26 January (2015-01-26) –
12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)
Season chronology

Season 4 of the Indian Hindi-language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi on Star Plus on 26 January 2015 and aired from Monday through Saturday at 10:30 pm IST.

Vikas Khanna and Sanjeev Kapoor returned as judges while Kunal Kapur was replaced by Ranveer Brar.[1][2] Gunjan Joshi also returned as writer after season 3.

The show also had Vighnesh Pande as a comic relief for a special episode with his puppet character 'Tito' disguised as a wild card entrance to roast the contestants, judges and the host of the season.

21-year-old student Nikita Gandhi, who is a non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, was announced as the winner on 12 April 2015.[3][4] Neha Deepak Shah and Bhakti Arora were the first and second runner-ups respectively.[5][6]

Format

From nationwide auditions, the judges picked 12 home cooks that advanced to the main competition. Unlike the other seasons, this season was exclusively focused on vegetarian cooking alone.[7][8]

Top 12

The top 12 contestants were revealed on 7 February 2015.

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
Nikita Gandhi 21 Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Student Winner 12 April
Neha Deepak Shah 24 Delhi Flavourist 1st runner-up 12 April
Bhakti Arora 30 Hyderabad, Telangana Housewife 2nd runner-up 12 April
Returned 21 March[9]
Eliminated 19 March
Ashish Singh 35 Ambala, Haryana Food Stall Owner Eliminated 11 April
Karishma Sakhrani 27 Mumbai, Maharashtra Media Professional[10] Eliminated 9 April
Vijay Sharma 27 Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh Electrician Eliminated 7 April
Pratibha Kochhar 39 Jaipur, Rajasthan Stay-at-Home Mom Eliminated 6 April
Meenu Dham 54 Nashik, Maharashtra Stay-at-Home Mom Eliminated 24 March
Returned 21 March
Eliminated 14 March
Drishti Nanda 23 Amritsar, Punjab Home Baker Eliminated 7 March
Priyanka Mallick 34 Delhi Stay-at-Home Mom Eliminated 28 February
Vinita Kaner 28 Delhi Housewife Eliminated 21 February
Harman Singh 18 Kuwait High School Student Eliminated 14 February

References

  1. ↑ Dev, Anindita (19 January 2015). "Meet MasterChef co-judge Ranveer Brar". Zee News. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "MasterChef India: Ripudaman up to take vegetarian dish challenge". IndiaTV News. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Hill, Jessica (13 April 2015). "Masterchef India winner Nikita Gandhi: 'Living in Abu Dhabi has had a big influence on my cooking'". The National AE. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Chatterjee, Suprateek (13 April 2015). "Meet MasterChef India 4 Winner Nikita Gandhi: 5 Things You May Not Have Known About Her". Huffington Post (India). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Bhatia, Saloni (18 April 2015). "MasterChef India runner-up Neha Deepak Shah used to cook for her bosses". Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Bhavani, Divya Kala (22 June 2018). "Chef Bhakti Arora on playing the diner's advocate". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Borges, Andre (18 November 2014). "MasterChef India To Go Completely Vegetarian In Upcoming Season". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Vikas Khanna defends all-veg Masterchef India, says it will be the best season". Firstpost. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Shetty, Akshata (21 March 2015). "Exclusive: From the Vogue office to the MasterChef kitchen". India.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Sehgal, Chandni (6 April 2015). "Exclusive: From the Vogue office to the MasterChef kitchen". Vogue India. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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