MasterChef India (season 6)

Season 6 of the Indian competitive reality TV series MasterChef India premiered on Star Plus on 7 December 2019 and concluded on 1 March 2020.[1]

MasterChef India
Season 6
Country of originIndia
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Original release7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) –
1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)
Season chronology

Vikas Khanna returned as one of the judges for the show while Kunal Kapur and Zorawar Kalra were replaced by Ranveer Brar and Vineet Bhatia.[2][3][4] This season marked Khanna's fifth consecutive season serving as a judge on the show and Brar's second season, who was last seen in the fourth season.[5]

Abinas Nayak, an IT Analyst from Odisha was declared as the winner on 1 March 2020, with Oindrila Bala of West Bengal being the runner-up.[6]

Similar to the past seasons, Amul remained the title sponsor of the show. Additionally, Sleek Kitchens by Asian Paints co-sponsored this season.

Format

Top 30 contestants were chosen from nationwide auditions, of which only 15 advanced to the main competition.

Top 15
Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Winnings
Abinas Nayak[7] 27 Berhampur, Odisha IT Analyst Winner; 1 March[6] 10[lower-alpha 1]
Oindrila Bala[8] 35 Kolkata, West Bengal Former Tax Consultant Runner-Up; 1 March[6] 0[lower-alpha 2]
Akanksha Khatri 30 Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh Former Flight Attendant Eliminated; 29 February[9] 6
Smrutisree Singh 26 Angul, Odisha Hotel General Manager 4
Natasha Gandhi 25 Mumbai, Maharashtra Entrepreneur Eliminated; 23 February[10] 3
Prince Sharma 23 Amritsar, Punjab Food Industry Trainer 4
Mahendra Thulung 32 Darjeeling, West Bengal Restaurateur / Interior Designer Eliminated; 23 February
Returned; 9 February[11]
Eliminated; 12 January[12]		 1
Nandini Diwakar 33 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chef Consultant Eliminated; 15 February[13] 3
Akash Sonkar 27 Delhi Telecom Distributor 3
Priyanka Biswas 27 Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Dentist Eliminated; 9 February 2
Ulka Santra 21 Kolkata, West Bengal Salesman Eliminated; 2 February 3
Viji Raj 54 Chennai, Tamil Nadu Rental Homecook Eliminated; 26 January[14] 1
Jaspal Rawat 35 Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir Military Chef Eliminated; 5 January[15] 2
Harsh Bothra 18 Delhi Student Eliminated; 29 December[16] 0
Harshita Agarwal 26 Amritsar, Punjab Home Baker Eliminated; 22 December 0
  1. Abinas was the only contestant to not have lost any team challenges this season.
  2. Oindrila was the first finalist who did not win any individual or team challenges throughout the season.

Elimination Table
Place Contestant Episode
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13[lower-alpha 1] 14 15 16[lower-alpha 2] 17 18[lower-alpha 3] 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 Abinas TOP IMN WIN SAFE IN IN SAFE IN SAFE[lower-alpha 4] WIN SAFE WIN WIN WEAK IN WIN SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE TOP IN IN WIN TOP WINNER
2 Oindrila IN SAFE LOSE PT IN IN SAFE TOP SAFE LOSE PT LOSE SAFE TOP LOSE SAFE BTM WEAK LOSE PT SAFE WEAK IN IN IN TOP RUNNER-UP
3 Akanksha WIN WEAK WIN SAFE IN BTM PT TOP SAFE WIN SAFE WIN IN SAFE WIN SAFE BTM SAFE LOSE PT SAFE TOP WIN SAFE ELIM
Smrutisree IN SAFE WIN SAFE IN IN SAFE WIN SAFE LOSE PT LOSE SAFE IN WIN SAFE BTM PT LOSE WIN SAFE PT IN IN IN ELIM
5 Natasha TOP IN LOSE PT WIN SAFE IN PT LOSE PT LOSE SAFE IN WIN SAFE BTM SAFE WIN SAFE WEAK IN IN ELIM
6 Prince WEAK SAFE LOSE PT WIN SAFE IN PT LOSE PT WIN IN SAFE IN WIN SAFE BTM PT WIN SAFE TOP IN ELIM
Mahendra WEAK SAFE WIN SAFE IN IN SAFE IN PT LOSE ELIM RET[lower-alpha 5] PT IN ELIM
8 Nandini IN SAFE LOSE PT IN BTM PT IN PT LOSE PT WIN TOP IN IN WIN SAFE WIN SAFE LOSE PT SAFE ELIM
Akash IN SAFE WIN SAFE IN IN SAFE IN PT LOSE PT WIN TOP IMN IN LOSE PT BTM SAFE LOSE WEAK SAFE ELIM[lower-alpha 6]
10 Priyanka IN SAFE LOSE PT WIN SAFE IN PT WIN SAFE LOSE SAFE TOP LOSE PT BTM PT LOSE ELIM
11 Ulka IN SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE IN PT WIN SAFE LOSE SAFE IN LOSE SAFE BTM ELIM
12 Viji IN SAFE LOSE PT WIN SAFE IN PT LOSE PT LOSE SAFE IN LOSE ELIM
13 Jaspal X WIN SAFE WIN SAFE IN ELIM
14 Harsh IN SAFE LOSE PT IN BTM ELIM
15 Harshita BTM X ELIM
     (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
     (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
     (WIN) The cook won the Mystery Box challenge, or any other individual / pair challenge.
     (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.
     (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge.
     (IMN) The cook won an Immunity Pin in a given challenge.
     (WIN) The cook won the Ticket to Finale Challenge and was directly promoted as a finalist.
     (SAFE) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next round.
     (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual / pair challenge.
     (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
     (PT) The cook competed in the Elimination Test, and advanced.
     (LOSE) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge and had to compete in the upcoming elimination challenge.
     (WEAK) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge.
     (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge and had to compete in the upcoming elimination challenge.
     (RET) The cook won the Wild Card Challenge and returned to the competition.
     (X) This cook did not participate in the challenge(s).
     (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
  1. Unlike the typical team challenges, post this challenge, the members of the losing team did not compete in an elimination test.
  2. Despite being in the losing team in the first round, Oindrila and Ulka were exempted from the Elimination Challenge in the second round because the team captain (Priyanka) chose herself, Viji, and Akash as competitors in the said challenge.
  3. Eight contestants walked in for the elimination challenge, of which, Akash, Akanksha, and Natasha redeemed themselves in the first round (chocolate taste test); the remaining five who couldn't pass the taste test, went on to cook in the second round highlighted below.
  4. Abinas used his previously won Immunity Pin to spare himself from the elimination challenge in this episode.
  5. Other contestants who competed in the Wild Card Entry challenge were Harsh, Ulka, and Priyanka.
  6. Although he had the Immunity Pin, Akash decided to not use it and participated in the Elimination Challenge.

Episodes
No. in
season		 Title [17] Original air date[17]
1"Flavourful Auditions"7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)
2"Chances and Second Chances!"8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)
3"Meet the Top 15"14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)

  • Special Guest: Ripu Daman Handa
4"Mystery Box and the Immunity Pin"15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)

  • Grand Dish Wall Win: Akanksha Khatri
5"MasterChef Premier League[18]"21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)

6"The Blindfold Challenge"22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)
7"The Open Kitchen Challenge"28 December 2019 (2019-12-28)
8"Cooking Up A Storm"29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)
9"The 20-20 Challenge"4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)

  • Grand Dish Wall Win: Smrutisree Singh[20]
10"The Dreaded Eliminations"5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)
11"The Relay Challenge"11 January 2020 (2020-01-11)
12"The Replica Challenge"12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)
13"Big Fat MasterChef Wedding"18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)

14"Race for the Immunity Pin"19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)

  • Grand Dish Wall Win: Abinas Nayak[21]
15"The Salty Dessert Challenge"25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)

  • Grand Dish Wall Win: Akanksha Khatri
16"Republic Day Challenge[22]"26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)
17"The Auction Challenge"1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
18"The Chocolate Challenge"2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)

  • Special Guest: Rupinder Singh Sodhi
19"Ranveer's Bag of Surprises"8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)
20"Wild Card Eliminations"9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)

  • Grand Dish Wall Win: Smrutisree Singh[23]
21"A Valentine's Day 'Surprise'"15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)
22"The Golden Apron Challenge"16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)

  • Guest Chef: Amninder Sandhu
23"The Toughest Challenge"23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)
24"The Grand Finale - Part 1!"29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)
25"The Grand Finale - Part 2!"1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)

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