MasterChef India (season 2)
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Season 2 of MasterChef India premiered on 22 October 2011. The second season aired on every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM IST
. Season 2 Was hosted by Michelin Starred chef Vikas Khanna
a world renowned Indian chef based in New York City. The season has already started with a good response, along with chef Ajay Chopra and chef Kunal Kapoor
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The TOP 12 of the show were -
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...
. Season 2 Was hosted by Michelin Starred chef Vikas Khanna
Vikas Khanna
Vikas Khanna is an award winning Michelin Starred Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker, humanitarian and the host of the TV Show MasterChef India . He is based in New York City.- Life and career :...
a world renowned Indian chef based in New York City. The season has already started with a good response, along with chef Ajay Chopra and chef Kunal Kapoor
Kunal Kapoor
Kunal Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi cinema.-Career:Kapoor began his career as an assistant director on the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aks. He began his acting career training under theatre legend Barry John. He continued his theatre career with Motley, a theater group run by...
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Contestants
Second season of MasterChef India premiered on 22 October 2011. The season is judged and presented by Chef Ajay Chopra, Chef Kunal Kapoor and Chef Vikas KhannaVikas Khanna
Vikas Khanna is an award winning Michelin Starred Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker, humanitarian and the host of the TV Show MasterChef India . He is based in New York City.- Life and career :...
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The TOP 12 of the show were -
- Vijaylaxmi
- Shipra Khanna
- Shahzad Variava
- Salma Shazia Fathima
- Rajendra Mane
- Puneet Mehta
- Jyoti Arora
- Joseph Rozario
- Dolcee Pratik
- Rajat Nagpal - eliminated on 20 November 2011
- Hiral Agrawal- eliminated on 13 November 2011
- Devika Narula - eliminated on 6 November 2011
Judges
- Vikas KhannaVikas KhannaVikas Khanna is an award winning Michelin Starred Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker, humanitarian and the host of the TV Show MasterChef India . He is based in New York City.- Life and career :...
A world renowned Indian chef based in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. - Chef Ajay Chopra, A Executive Chef at Westin Mumbai Garden City, MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. - Chef Kunal Kapoor, A Executive Chef at Leela Kempinski, GurgaonGurgaonGurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
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Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||||||
| 1 | Vijaylaxmi | Top 12 | WON | LOST | WON | LOST | WON | LOST | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shipra | Top 12 | WON | LOST | WON | WON | SAFE | LOST | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Shahzad | Top 12 | WON | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | LOST | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Salma | Top 12 | WON | LOST | WON | WON | SAFE | LOST | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rajendra | Top 12 | WON | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Puneet | Top 12 | LOST | WON | SAFE | LOST | LOST | LOST | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jyoti | Top 12 | WON | LOST | WON | LOST | WON | WON | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Joseph | Top 12 | WON | WON | SAFE | LOST | WON | LOST | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dolcee | Top 12 | WON | LOST | LOST | LOST | WON | WON | SAFE | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Rajat | Top 12 | WON | WON | SAFE | LOST | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hiral | Top 12 | WON | LOST | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Devika | Top 12 | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||
- (WINNER) This chef won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place.
- (Top 12) The chef won a place in the Top 12.
- (WON) The chef Won Saturday Challenge and was SAFE from Pre Elimination Challenge on Sunday.
- (LOST) The chef Lost Saturday Challenge and must play the Pre Elimination Challenge on Sunday.
- (WON) The chef Won the Pre Elimination Challenge and is safe from Elimination.
- (SAFE) The chef is SAFE and need not to play the Pre Elimination Challenge on Sunday.
- (LOST) The chef lost the Pre Elimination Challenge on Sunday and is entering the Elimination Challenge
- (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef after the Elimination Challenge on Sunday.
Special guests
- Vindu Dara SinghVindu Dara SinghVindu Dara Singh Randhawa is an Indian film and television actor.He was born in the Jat Sikh family of veteran Indian actor and wrestler Dara Singh. He is the winner of the third season of Bigg Boss.-Career:...
- Harbhajan SinghHarbhajan SinghHarbhajan Singh Plaha , commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan....
- Pankaj Bhadouria
- Nita Mehta
- Chef Saby