MasterChef India (season 4)

Season 4 of the Indian competitive reality TV series MasterChef India premiered on Star Plus on 26 January 2015 and aired from Monday through Saturday at 10:30 pm IST.

MasterChef India
Season 4
Country of originIndia
No. of episodes67
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Original release26 January (2015-01-26) –
12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)
Season chronology

Vikas Khanna and Sanjeev Kapoor returned as judges while Kunal Kapur was replaced by Ranveer Brar.[1][2]

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]

Format

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]

Top 12

The top 12 contestants were revealed on 7 February 2015.

Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
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
Aashish 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

References
  1. Dev, Anindita (19 January 2015). "Meet MasterChef co-judge Ranveer Brar". Zee News. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. "MasterChef India: Ripudaman up to take vegetarian dish challenge". IndiaTV News. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. Hill, Jessica (13 April 2015). "Masterchef India winner Nikita Gandhi: 'Living in Abu Dhabi has had a big influence on my cooking'". The National AE. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. Chatterjee, Suprateek (13 April 2015). "Meet MasterChef India 4 Winner Nikita Gandhi: 5 Things You May Not Have Known About Her". Huffington Post (India). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. Bhatia, Saloni (18 April 2015). "MasterChef India runner-up Neha Deepak Shah used to cook for her bosses". Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. Bhavani, Divya Kala (22 June 2018). "Chef Bhakti Arora on playing the diner's advocate". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. Borges, Andre (18 November 2014). "MasterChef India To Go Completely Vegetarian In Upcoming Season". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. "Vikas Khanna defends all-veg Masterchef India, says it will be the best season". Firstpost. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. Shetty, Akshata (21 March 2015). "Exclusive: From the Vogue office to the MasterChef kitchen". India.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. Sehgal, Chandni (6 April 2015). "Exclusive: From the Vogue office to the MasterChef kitchen". Vogue India. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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