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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Foodistan<br />फ़ूडिस्तान<br>{{nq|فوڈستان}} <br />
| alt_name = <br />
| image = Foodistan (cooking show).jpg<br />
| caption = Title poster<br />
| genre = [[Cooking]]<br />
| creator = <br />
| writer = <br />
| director = Various<br />
| presenter = [[Alyy Khan]], [[Ira Dubey]]<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|last=Pandey |first=Geeta |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16676040 |title=BBC News - Foodistan: India-Pakistan chefs fight for taste buds |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=2012-01-25}}</ref><br />
| judges = [[Merrilees Parker]], [[Vir Sanghvi]], [[Sonya Jehan]]<br />
| country = [[India]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| language = Predominantly English, Some Hindi and Urdu used<br />
| num_series =<br />
| list_episodes = <br />
| executive_producer = <br />
| producer = <br />
| editor = Various<br />
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| network = [[NDTV Good Times]] [[Geo TV]] <br />
| first_aired = {{start date|2012|1|23|df=y}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|3|21|df=y}}<br />
| company = [[BIG Synergy]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| related = <br />
| website = http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/foodistan/<br />
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'''''Foodistan''''' is a television [[cooking]] [[game show]]. It is produced by [[BIG Synergy]] for [[NDTV Good Times]] and [[GEO TV]]. The show puts [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]'s best chefs against each other in a competition. While their individual cuisines are similar,<ref>{{cite web|author=- Wednesday |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/south-asia/tv-show-foodistan-heats-up-india-and-pakistan-rivalry-in-the-kitchen |title=TV show Foodistan heats up India and Pakistan rivalry in the kitchen - The National |publisher=Thenational.ae |access-date=2012-01-25}}</ref> there are differences between the two cuisines. The show aired 26 episodes. The finale was between [[Manish Mehrotra]] from India and Poppy Agha from Pakistan; Manish Mehrotra walked away with the title of Foodistan.<ref>http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/manish-mehrotra-wins-foodistan_108044.htm</ref><br />
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==Hosts==<br />
* [[Alyy Khan]]<br />
* [[Ira Dubey]]<br />
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==Contestants==<br />
The contestants represented both India and Pakistan and hailed from some renowned hotels groups.<br />
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=== India ===<br />
Madhumita Mohanta, Nimish Bhatia, Mehraj Ul Haque, Karan Suri, Rajeev Arora, Sunil Chauhan, Manish Mehrotra, Girish Krishnan monika rajput<br />
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=== Pakistan ===<br />
Amir Iqbal, Noor Khan, Poppy Agha, Akhtar Rehman, Muhammad Ikram, Mohammad Naeem, Mehmood Akhtar, Muhammad Saqib<br />
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Judges included the trio of Merrilees Parker from England, Sonia Jehan from Pakistan and Veer Sanghvi from India, along with some guest judges through the series.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sur Kshetra]]<br />
* [[MasterChef Pakistan]]<br />
* [[MasterChef India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian reality television series}}<br />
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[[Category:India–Pakistan relations]]<br />
[[Category:Indian game shows]]<br />
[[Category:Indian reality television series]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani game shows]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani reality television series]]<br />
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