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Revision as of 20:45, 10 January 2026
Season of television series
Season 9 of the Indian Hindi language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 5 January 2026.[1] Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar returned as the judges for the show while Kunal Kapur returned for the first time as full-time judge since season 5.[2]. For the first time, the contestants participated in pairs.
Top 12 Pairs
A large number of pairs appeared at the nationwide auditions, of which 25 pairs were selected by the judges.
The 25 pairs advanced to the overnight bootcamp titled as Agnipareeksha , which is being held for the first time in MasterChef history. The pairs would have to participate 2 challenges to get a spot in Top 12.
- Challenge 1 (The Great Indian Bread Basket): The 25 pairs will have to make 4 types of breads from India: Girda Roti, Khoba Roti, Malabar Parotta and Sel Roti. The first 18 pairs who makes all 4 perfect breads will go to the next challenge and remaining 7 will be eliminated.
- Challenge 2 (Cook-Offs): The remaining 18 pairs will have to make a dish to win a spot in Top 12.
The Top 12 pairs were revealed on 9 January 2026.
| Contestants | Relationship | Hometown | Status | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya & Vikram Gandhe | Brothers | Nagpur, Maharashtra | ||
| Anju Pradhan & Manju Ojha | Sisters | Puri, Odisha / Bhubaneswar, Odisha | ||
| Anshmeet Singh & Prabhdeep Kaur | Siblings | Ludhiana, Punjab / Jalandhar, Punjab | ||
| Archana Dhotre & Rupali Jadhav | Sisters-in-law | Mumbai, Maharashtra | ||
| Chandana & Sai Sri Rachakonda | Mother-Daughter | Hyderabad, Telangana | ||
| Deepali Bihani & Jamuna Somani | Sisters | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra / Chittorgarh, Rajasthan | ||
| Mahfooz & Yasmin Ansari | Siblings | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh / Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh | ||
| Parvati & Himang Soni | Mother-Son | Bikaner, Rajasthan | ||
| Raksha & Kanchana Devi | Mother-in-law & Daughter-in-law | Bir, Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Simran & Himanshi Vohra | Sisters | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Venu & Avani Sharma | Father-Daughter | Kasaragod, Kerala | ||
| Vishnu & Harshini Purohit | Father-in-law & Daughter-in-law | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
Elimination chart
| Place | Contestants | Episode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Ajinkya & Vikram | ||||||
| Anju & Manju | ||||||
| Anshmeet & Prabhdeep | ||||||
| Archana & Rupali | ||||||
| Chandana & Sai Sri | ||||||
| Deepali & Jamuna | ||||||
| Mahfooz & Yasmin | ||||||
| Parvati & Himang | ||||||
| Raksha & Kanchana | ||||||
| Simran & Himanshi | ||||||
| Venu & Avani | ||||||
| Vishnu & Harshini | ||||||
- (WINNER) The pair won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) The pair finished as runner-up in the finals.
- (THIRD) The pair placed third in the finals.
- (WIN) The pair won an individual challenge.
- (WIN) The pair won a team challenge.
- (HIGH) The pair was one of the top entries in an individual challenge.
- (HIGH) The pair was one of the top entries in a team challenge.
- (IN) The pair wasn’t selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
- (IN) The pair wasn’t selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
- (IN) The pair dish wasn’t tasted but advanced.
- (LOW) The pair was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge.
- (LOW) The pair was one of the bottom entries in a team challenge.
- (EXC) The pair was excluded from the challenge.
- (HI) The pair was excluded from the challenge due to health issues.
- (IMM) The pair participated in the challenge but was safe from elimination.
- (IMM) The pair didn’t participate in the challenge as he/she had already advanced to the next week.
- (IMM) The pair was saved via advantage and didn’t have to compete in the challenge.
- (IMN) The pair won an immunity pin in an Immunity pin challenge.
- (PIN) The pair used an immunity pin to be exempted from the elimination challenge.
- (PT) The pair competed in the black apron challenge in elimination round, and advanced.
- (WDR) The pair withdrew from MasterChef Kitchen.
- (ELIM) The pair was eliminated from MasterChef Kitchen.
- (VIS) The pair returned to MasterChef Kitchen as a guest and participated in a challenge.
