Sanjay Thumma

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Sanjay Thumma
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Sanjay Thumma, The Vah Chef.jpg
Thumma in 2013
Born (1970-04-26) 26 April 1970 (age 54)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,(now Telangana), India
Other namesWashy, Washer, Thummer, Thumsy, Sanner
EducationDiploma in Hotel Management, IHM, Hyderabad
Occupation(s)Chef, Television host and entrepreneur
Website http://www.vahrehvah.com

Sanjay Thumma (born 26 April 1970) popularly known as Vah-Chef, is an Indian celebrity chef, entrepreneur, restaurateur and television personality. He is the founder of the cooking website, vahrehvah.com. [1] He is especially popular among the Indian-expatriate communities across the world, especially for his unique comedic style. He became known for his online recipe channel on YouTube, which he started in 2007, with over 750 million views. [2] [3] [4] He is one of the three judges in the first season of MasterChef India – Telugu .

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Early life

Sanjay Thumma was born in Hyderabad. His interest in the kitchen began when he was just 7 years old. His mother would engage him in the kitchen so that he would not annoy his siblings. His first dishes were dosa and scrambled eggs. His desire to cook increased when his mother was bedridden with a temporary illness and he had to cook for himself. [5] He eventually went on to get his diploma in Hotel Management from IHM Hyderabad. He is married to Ragini, who is also a chef, with whom he has a son.

Career

Thumma opened his first restaurant, Sizzle India, in Chicago in 1998. Over the next seven years, he opened three more. He eventually sold his restaurants as he felt that as a chef he hardly got a chance to cook. [6] [ better source needed ]

In September 2007, he set up a studio in Chicago and started recording his first 150 recipes, which he posted on YouTube on his channel VahChef, soon becoming a sensation, [7] and each video reaching over a million views. His channel went on to become viral and gained a large following among Indian communities all over the world. His channel crossed 750 million views with 2.3 million subscribers and more than 2,000 videos. He adds 10 to 12 new videos each month, with thousands of views within hours.

He moved back to India in 2008 with his family and launched his own website, vahrehvah.com. In 2014, his channel had 1.45 million subscribers. [2] [8] As of June 2021, his YouTube channel has 2.39 million subscribers.

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2014–2019Vah Re VahHost/Cook Zee Telugu
2016–presentSuper Chef ETV Abhiruchi
2020Garam Garam VantaluGuest cook Sakshi TV Special episode
2021–2023 MasterChef India Judge Gemini TV
SonyLIV 		[9]
2024 Thulasivanam Telugu ChefETV Win

Awards

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  2. 1 2 It’s cooking on YouTube The Hindu, 25 April 2009.
  3. ↑ Joseph, Raveena (28 April 2016). "Funny and full of flavour". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Uddagiri, Nikisha. "Following your passion can give you pursuit of happiness". Telangana Today. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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