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| Season Number: | 8 | ||||||||
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| Num Episodes: | 40 | ||||||||
| Network: | SonyLIV | ||||||||
| Next Season: | Season 9 |
Season 8 of the Indian Hindi language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi premiered on SonyLIV on 16 October 2023.[1] Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar returned as the judges for the show while Garima Arora was replaced by Pooja Dhingra.[2] Mohammed Ashiq from Mangalore won the season and Nambie Marak finished as runner up.[3]
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Ashiq | 24 | Mangalore, Karnataka | Entrepreneur | Winner | 1st |
| Nambie Marak | 35 | Upper Rangsa, Meghalaya | School Principal | Runner-Up | 2nd |
| Dr. Rukhsaar Sayeed | 33 | Pampore, J&K | Food Technician | Third place | 3rd |
| Suraj Thapa | 28 | Chalsa, West Bengal | Home Baker | Fourth place | 4th |
| Harish Closepet | 58 | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Entrepreneur | Eliminated | 5th |
| Nidhi Sharma | 35 | Solan, Himachal Pradesh | Chief Bank Manager | Eliminated | 6th |
| Kriti Dhiman | 23 | Gobindgarh, Punjab | Home Baker | Eliminated | 7th |
| Kenneth Gopinath | 18 | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Student | Eliminated | 8th |
| Subhojit Sen | 29 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Engineer | Eliminated | 9th |
| Prachi Agarkar | 28 | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Professor | Eliminated | 10th |
| Kaushalya Choudhary | 29 | Bhopalgarh, Rajasthan | Content Creator | Eliminated | 11th |
| Sima Ahmed | 56 | Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | Pop-up Chef | 12th | |
| Place | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 8-9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ashiq | IN | TOP | IN | IN | TOP | IN | BTM | PT | IN | LOW | BTM | PT | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | LOW | BTM | PT | WINNER | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nambie | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | NOT | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rukhsaar | IN | IN | IN | IMN | IN | IN | BTM | PT | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | TOP | PT | THIRD | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Suraj | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | BTM | PT | ELIM | FOURTH | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Harish | IN | IN | LOW | NOT | IN | IN | TOP | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | LOW | BTM | PT | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nidhi | IN | TOP | LOW | NOT | BTM | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | LOW | BTM | PT | WIN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | LOW | BTM | PT | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kriti | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | BTM | NOT | PT | BTM | NOT | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kenneth | IN | IN | LOW | NOT | IN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | NOT | WIN | IMM | BTM | NOT | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Subhojit | LOW | NOT | IN | IN | BTM | PT | IN | LOW | BTM | PT | LOW | NOT | BTM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Prachi | LOW | NOT | IN | IN | TOP | IMM | IN | LOW | BTM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kaushalya | IN | LOW | NOT | IN | IN | BTM | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sima | IN | LOW | NOT | BTM | IN | BTM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(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.
The MasterChef India season 8 was announced on 7 July 2023 on SonyLIV.[4] 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.[5] Audition rounds were conducted across the country.[6] [7] The Times of India reviewed the series.[8]