Meet the 15 MasterChef India Season 8 Contestants

Producer: Peuli Bakshi Editor: Sujata Singh

She is from Bhopalgarh, Rajasthan, and set to showcase ‘Marwar’ cuisine in the show.

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This pretty woman is bringing forth her North Eastern flavours in MasterChef India 8.

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From making cooking videos for YouTube to MasterChef participant, Mumbai’s mulgi has come a long way.

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Bengaluru’s former entrepreneur, Harry’s love for cooking varied Indian cuisine brought him to the show.

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Meghalaya’s Youtuber with channel ‘Eat Your Kappa’ is also part of the show.

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This Punjabi kuri is bringing authentic Punjabi recipes to the 8th edition of the show.

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Kashmiri flavour has made its way to MasterChef India 8 through her.

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This Kolkata man was also a part of MasterChef India season 7.

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This Mangalorean contestant is an executive chef of a restaurant.

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He’s the only representative of Sikkim, Gangtok in the show.

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This Bangalorean culinary expert is an aspiring chef.

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‘Banker to bawarchi’ Nidhi is from the hilly, chilly Himachal Pradesh.

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She is a Kolkata-based chef, who specialises in Awadhi and Nawabi dishes.

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This Mumbai entrepreneur has made it to 30 under 30 Asia Forbes magazine 2022.

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He is a self-taught cook, who showcases his amazing cooking skills on his Instagram handle.

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Meet the 15 MasterChef India Season 8 Contestants

She is from Bhopalgarh, Rajasthan, and set to showcase ‘Marwar’ cuisine in the show.

Kaushalya Choudhary

This pretty woman is bringing forth her North Eastern flavours in MasterChef India 8.

Farha Naaz

From making cooking videos for YouTube to MasterChef participant, Mumbai’s mulgi has come a long way.

Prachi Agarkar

Bengaluru’s former entrepreneur, Harry’s love for cooking varied Indian cuisine brought him to the show.

Harish Closepet

Meghalaya’s Youtuber with channel ‘Eat Your Kappa’ is also part of the show.

Nambie Jessica Marak

This Punjabi kuri is bringing authentic Punjabi recipes to the 8th edition of the show.

Kriti Dhiman

Kashmiri flavour has made its way to MasterChef India 8 through her.

Rukhsaar Saqib Qadri

This Kolkata man was also a part of MasterChef India season 7.

Subhojit Sen

This Mangalorean contestant is an executive chef of a restaurant.

Mohammed Ashiq

He’s the only representative of Sikkim, Gangtok in the show.

Suraj Thapa

This Bangalorean culinary expert is an aspiring chef.

Kenneth G

‘Banker to bawarchi’ Nidhi is from the hilly, chilly Himachal Pradesh.

Nidhi Sharma

She is a Kolkata-based chef, who specialises in Awadhi and Nawabi dishes.

Sima Ahmed

This Mumbai entrepreneur has made it to 30 under 30 Asia Forbes magazine 2022.

Harsh Kedia

He is a self-taught cook, who showcases his amazing cooking skills on his Instagram handle.

Nikunj Agarwal

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