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MasterChef India – Hindi
Season 8
Judges	Pooja Dhingra Ranveer Brar Vikas Khanna
No. of contestants	12
Winner	Mohammed Ashiq
Runner-up	Nambie Marak
No. of episodes	40
Release
Original network	SonyLIV
Original release	16 October (2023-10-16) – 8 December 2023 (2023-12-08)
Season chronology
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Season 8 of the Indian Hindi language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi premiered on SonyLIV on 16 October 2023. Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar returned as the judges for the show while Garima Arora was replaced by Pooja Dhingra. Mohammed Ashiq from Mangalore won the season and Nambie Marak finished as runner up.

Contestants

Elimination chart

  (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.

1. Immunity pin challenge.
2. Nambie was immune but participated in the challenge.
3. Rukhsaar used her Immunity pin.

Production

The MasterChef India season 8 was announced on 7 July 2023 on SonyLIV. 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. Audition rounds were conducted across the country. The Times of India reviewed the series.

References

1. "MasterChef India Season 8 to stream on SonyLIV from October 16".
2. "'MasterChef India': Pooja Dhingra joins Vikas, Ranveer as judge in new season".
3. "Mohammed Aashiq wins MasterChef India 2023". The Indian Express.
4. "Call for Entries for MasterChef India Season 8 Now Open; Here's How You Can Apply". 8 July 2023.
5. "Masterchef India 8 PROMO: Competitive cooking reality show returns with new flavors this October". 28 September 2023.
6. "Two Assam women clears first round of MasterChef India Season 8". 8 August 2023.
7. "Culinary dreams on the table for MasterChef Season 8's Kolkata auditions".
8. "Review: MasterChef India 2 opens doors of opportunity for influencers, bloggers and even entrepreneurs". The Times of India. 20 October 2023.

External links

• MasterChef India Season 8 on SonyLIV

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