Season 8 of the Indian Hindi language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi premiered on SonyLIV on 16 October 2023. Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar returned as the judges for the show while Garima Arora was replaced by Pooja Dhingra. Mohammed Ashiq from Mangalore won the season and Nambie Marak finished as runner up.
Top 12 A large number of home cooks appeared at the nationwide auditions, of which 22 cooks were selected by the judges and welcomed at the MasterChef Kitchen. They competed in a cook-off to win the final 12 spots. The Top 12 contestants were revealed on 20 October 2023 ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatusPlaceMohammed Ashiq24Mangalore, KarnatakaEntrepreneur Winner 1stNambie Marak35Upper Rangsa, MeghalayaSchool PrincipalRunner-Up 2ndDr. Rukhsaar Sayeed33Pampore, J&KFood TechnicianThird place3rdSuraj Thapa28Chalsa, West BengalHome BakerFourth place4thHarish Closepet58Bengaluru, KarnatakaEntrepreneurEliminated5thNidhi Sharma35Solan, Himachal PradeshChief Bank ManagerEliminated6thKriti Dhiman23Mandi Gobindgarh, PunjabHome BakerEliminated7thKenneth Gopinath18Bengaluru, KarnatakaStudentEliminated8thSubhojit Sen29Kolkata, West BengalEngineerEliminated9thPrachi Agarkar28Mumbai, MaharashtraProfessorEliminated10thKaushalya Choudhary29Bhopalgarh, RajasthanContent CreatorEliminated11thSima Ahmed56Faizabad, Uttar PradeshPop-up Chef
Elimination chart PlaceContestantEpisodeWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8678-9101112151619202324252627303132353637401AshiqINTOPININTOPINBTMPTINLOWBTMPTWINWINIMMININBTMPTINLOWBTMPTWINNER2NambieINININININWINIMMIMMINWINIMMLOWNOTWINIMMININWINIMMINWINWINIMM3RukhsaarINININIMNININBTMPTWINWINIMMWININBTMPTININWINIMMINWINTOPPTTHIRD4SurajININININININBTMPTINWINIMMWININWINIMMININWINIMMINWINBTMPTELIM FOURTH5HarishININLOWNOTININTOPIMMINLOWWINIMMWININWINIMMININBTMPTINLOWBTMPTELIM 6NidhiINTOPLOWNOTBTMINWINIMMWINLOWBTMPTWININBTMPTININBTMPTINLOWBTMPTELIM7KritiININININININBTMPTINWINIMMWININBTMPTINBTMNOTPTBTMNOTELIM8KennethININLOWNOTININBTMPTINWINIMMLOWNOTWINIMMBTMNOTELIM9SubhojitLOWNOTININBTMPTINLOWBTMPTLOWNOTBTMELIM10PrachiLOWNOTININTOPIMMINLOWBTMELIM11Kaushalya INLOWNOTININBTMELIMSimaINLOWNOTBTMINBTMELIM (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.
Production The MasterChef India season 8 was announced on 7 July 2023 on SonyLIV. 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. Audition rounds were conducted across the country. The Times of India reviewed the series.
References
External links MasterChef India Season 8 on SonyLIV