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Celebrity MasterChef is an Indian Hindi-language competitive cooking game show and the spin-off of the series MasterChef India – Hindi, featuring celebrity contestants. Ranveer Brar and Vikas Khanna reprised their roles as judges from the original series, while Farah Khan joined as the first ever host on the MasterChef India – Hindi, also being the co-judge.[1][2]
The show was won by Gaurav Khanna, with Nikki Tamboli finishing second, and Tejasswi Prakash placing third.
Celebrity Masterchef - Masterclass - an extension of the show, featuring contestants, judges, and home cooks from previous seasons premiered on 14th April 2025 and concluded on 18th April 2025.
Contestants
| Sl no | Contestant | Age | Notability | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaurav Khanna | 43 | Actor | Winner Template:Small |
[3] |
| 2 | Nikki Tamboli | 28 | Actress and Reality show alumnus | 1st runner-up Template:Small |
[4] |
| 3 | Tejasswi Prakash | 31 | Actress | 2nd runner-up Template:Small |
[5] |
| 4 | Faisal Sheikh | 30 | Social media personality | Finalists Template:Small Template:Small |
[6] |
| 5 | Rajiv Adatia | 36 | Social media personality | [6] | |
| 6 | Archana Gautam | 29 | Reality show alumnus | Eliminated Template:Small |
[7] |
| 7 | Usha Nadkarni | 78 | Actress | Eliminated Template:Small |
[8] |
| 8 | Dipika Kakar | 37 | Actress | Withdrew Template:Small |
[9] |
| 9 | Kabita Singh | 46 | Social media personality | Eliminated Template:Small |
[10] |
| 10 | Ayesha Jhulka 
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52 | Actress | Eliminated Template:Small |
[11] |
| 11 | Abhijeet Sawant | 43 | Singer | Eliminated Template:Small |
[3] |
| 12 | Chandan Prabhakar | 44 | Comedian | Eliminated Template:Small |
[12] |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-9 | 10 | 11 | 12-13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17-18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23-24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31-32 | 32-33-34 | 34-35 | 36-37 | 38-39 | 39-40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48-49 | 49-50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54-55 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gaurav | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | Template:White | PT | HIGH | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IN | Template:White | PT | WIN | Template:White | IN | LOW | PT | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | PT | PT | PT | PT | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WINNER | |||||||||||
| 2 | Nikki | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | Template:White | PT | HIGH | Template:White | LOW | PT | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IMN | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | Template:White | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | PT | PT | PT | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | Template:White | PT | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tejasswi | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | Template:White | PT | LOW | Template:White | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | IN | Template:White | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | PT | PT | PT | PT | Template:White | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IN | THIRD | ||||||||||
| 4 | Faisal | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | Template:White | PT | IN | IN | IN | IN | Template:White | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | PT | PT | IMM | IMM | Template:White | WIN | IN | IN | Template:White | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rajiv | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | Template:White | HIGH | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | WIN | IN | IN | PT | PT | PT | PT | PT | Template:White | IN | IN | IN | Template:White | PT | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 6 | Archana | IN | IN | LOW | IN | Template:White | EXC | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | LOW | EXC | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | PT | PT | PT | PT | PT | WIN | IN | IN | IN | Template:White | Template:White | VIS | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Usha | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | Template:White | EXC | IN | IN | Template:White | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | Template:White | IMM | LOW | EXC | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | PT | PT | PT | PT | Template:White | VIS | VIS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Dipika | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IMN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | EXC | PIN | HI | IN | Template:White | PT | IN | IN | IN | IN | Template:White | HI | EXC | PT | IN | IN | IN | WDR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kabita | IN | IN | IN | Template:White | EXC | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | Template:White | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | EXC | IN | IN | Template:White | PT | IN | Template:White | IN | LOW | Template:White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ayesha | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | Template:White | Template:White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Abhijeet | IN | IN | IN | Template:White | EXC | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | Template:White | LOW | Template:White | VIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Chandan | IN | LOW | LOW | EXC | WIN | IN | Template:White | Template:White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Template:Color box (WINNER) The cook won the competition.
- Template:Color box (RUNNER-UP) The cook finished as runner-up in the finals.
- Template:Color box (THIRD) The cook placed third in the finals.
- Template:Color box (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge.
- Template:Color box (WIN) The cook won a pair/team challenge.
- Template:Color box (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in an individual challenge.
- Template:Color box (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in a pair/team challenge.
- Template:Color box (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
- Template:Color box (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a pair/team challenge.
- Template:Color box (IN) The cook dish wasn’t tasted but advanced.
- Template:Color box (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge.
- Template:Color box (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a pair/team challenge.
- Template:Color box (EXC) The cook was excluded from the challenge.
- Template:Color box (HI) The cook was excluded from the challenge due to health issues.
- Template:Color box (IMM) The cook participated in the challenge but was safe from elimination.
- Template:Color box (IMM) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she had already advanced to the next week.
- Template:Color box (IMM) The cook was saved via advantage and didn't have to compete in the challenge.
- Template:Color box (IMN) The cook won an immunity pin in an Immunity pin challenge.
- Template:Color box (PIN) The cook used an immunity pin to be exempted from the elimination challenge.
- Template:Color box (PT) The cook competed in the black apron challenge in elimination round, and advanced.
- Template:Color box (WDR) The cook withdrew from MasterChef Kitchen.
- Template:Color box (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef Kitchen.
- Template:Color box (VIS) The cook returned to MasterChef Kitchen as a guest and participated in a challenge.
Episodes
Ratings
The show had an average TRP rating of 0.5 and underperformed overall. However, it maintained the third position in the channel’s ratings and performed well digitally on Sony LIV app.[13]
References
- ↑ Celebrity MasterChef Host Farah Khan Says 'I’ve Always Been An Avid Foodie'. Times Now(2024-12-22). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ↑ From Farah Khan hosting the show to Dipika Kakar, Tejasswi Prakash and others returning to TV; When and where to watch Celebrity MasterChef. The Times of India(2025-01-17). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gaurav Khanna responds to joining Celebrity MasterChef and Alisha Parveen's exit from Anupamaa. Times Now(2024-12-23). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Nikki Tamboli Makes a Comeback with MasterChef India Celebrity Edition, Bollyy. bollyy.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Tejasswi Prakash roped in as the next contestant on celebrity MasterChef; says 'Cooking on national television is a whole new level of vulnerability'. The Times of India(2024-12-20). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Exclusive - Celebrity Masterchef: Rajiv Adatia to show off his cooking skills in this new season; says 'I deeply enjoy and find cooking therapeutic'. The Times of India(2024-12-23). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Chef Ranveer Brar Scolds Archana Gautam For Being 'Careless' On Celebrity MasterChef. News18. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ↑ निक्की तांबोळी आणि उषा नाडकर्णी एकत्र, 'या' कार्यक्रमात दोघींमुळे लागणार 'फोडणी'; निमित्त काय?, मेढे, जयदीप. marathi.abplive.com(2024-12-22). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ From bonding with co-stars Tejasswi Prakash, Chandan Prabhakar to taking son Ruhaan to the sets; Dipika Kakar shares glimpses from her Celebrity Masterchef promo shoot. The Times of India(2024-12-22). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Celebrity MasterChef: Farah Khan's unmissable banter with Chefs Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar leaves fans in splits. The Times of India(2024-12-23). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Celebrity MasterChef: Rajiv Adatia vibes on Pehla Nasha with actress Ayesha Jhulka; has she joined show as a wildcard?. PINKVILLA(2025-01-21). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ↑ Celebrity MasterChef: Chandan Prabhakar loses to Tejasswi Prakash, gets eliminated. The Indian Express(2025-02-09). Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ↑ TRP Race Week 4: Laughter Chefs 2 Makes Grand Opening In Top 10 BEATS Celebrity Master Chefs. Times Now(2025-02-06). Retrieved 2025-02-08.