MasterChef India – Hindi | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 67 |
Release | |
Original network | Star Plus |
Original release | 26 January – 12 April 2015 |
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]
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]
The top 12 contestants were revealed on 7 February 2015.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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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 |
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