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.
| MasterChef India – Hindi | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Plus |
| Original release | 26 January – 12 April 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ Dev, Anindita (19 January 2015). "Meet MasterChef co-judge Ranveer Brar". Zee News. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "MasterChef India: Ripudaman up to take vegetarian dish challenge". IndiaTV News. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bhavani, Divya Kala (22 June 2018). "Chef Bhakti Arora on playing the diner's advocate". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Borges, Andre (18 November 2014). "MasterChef India To Go Completely Vegetarian In Upcoming Season". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Vikas Khanna defends all-veg Masterchef India, says it will be the best season". Firstpost. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Shetty, Akshata (21 March 2015). "Exclusive: From the Vogue office to the MasterChef kitchen". India.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Sehgal, Chandni (6 April 2015). "Exclusive: From the Vogue office to the MasterChef kitchen". Vogue India. Retrieved 11 December 2019.