Meet top 12 contestants of 'MasterChef India' Season 8
What's the story
It's time to embark on a flavorful journey with MasterChef India and its top contestants.
After clearing audition rounds, 12 contestants made their way to the grand kitchen, where they will engage in a culinary war, with chefs Vikas Khanna, Ranveer Brar, and Pooja Dhingra as the judges.
Before you watch the show on Sony LIV, let's meet this season's top 12 contestants.
#1
Harish Closepet
Those who are active on Instagram and follow food-related content might remember this contestant as the guy who packs tasty lunch boxes.
Harish Closepet, a 58-year-old Bengaluru-based entrepreneur, is best known for the content he posts on his Instagram handle: @harrys_lunchbox.
Closepet's food journey started when he began to pack lunchboxes for his daughters. He eventually started food vlogging with his younger daughter.
#2
Kenneth G
A law student, Kenneth G is the youngest contestant in the current season.
He is an aspiring chef from Bengaluru who is reportedly pursuing law at the behest of his parents but wants to make a career as a chef.
The 18-year-old has been involved in cooking since a very young age. He learned to make rotis when he was only six years old.
#3
Rukhsaar Sayeed
Hailing from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Rukhsaar Sayeed holds a PhD in food technology.
A mother of two, she impressed Chef Khanna with her dish Shikara Ride, which transported him to his first trip to the Valley.
The 33-year-old contestant wishes to bring her regional cuisine to the national front.
Sayeed dreams of starting a culinary school in her hometown and supporting underprivileged girls.
#4
Kaushalya Choudhary
Kaushalya Choudhary hails from a small village near Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
She got married at a young age and transformed her love for cooking into her passion. Choudhary started her own YouTube Channel named Sidhi Marwadi, where she cooks traditional Marwadi recipes. It has a subscriber base of over 1.3 million users.
She now also aims to start a spice brand of her own.
#5
The other contestants
Among the other contestants is Kolkata's Subhojit Sen, joined by Nambie Jessica S Marak, an educationist from Meghalaya, Kolkata's home baker Suraj Thapa, Mumbai's content creator Prachi Agarkar, and Gobindgarh's Kriti Dhiman who inherited her love for cooking from her father.
Mohammed Aashiq, who owns a juice stall in Mangalore, Kolkata's pop-up chef Sima Ahmed, and Solan's banker Nidhi Sharma have also been selected.