MASTERCHEF’S TOP 10

MASTERCHEF’S TOP 10

The race to win the title is on in full steam. Here are the top 10 contenders who will fight for the crown

    Since it began, MasterChef India Season 3 has been giving the viewers a daily dose of ‘delicious’ entertainment. The show has got its top 10 contestants all set to battle it out. For the judges, too, the decision-making gets tougher from here, as every contestant brings something unique to the table. Here’s a chance for you to know your contestants. Dial 1800 267 0700 to download the MasterChef mobile App.
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Devyani Bhatti

Aditi Madan

Nisha Verma

Khoku Patra

Ripu Daman Handa

Happy Singh

Doyel Sarangi

Ishrat Ali

Sachin Naik

Navneet Rastogi

KUNAL KAPOOR The best of Indian food is not in the restaurant, it’s in the Indian kitchen. While all the contestants are equally good, I can’t ignore Khoku Patra for her sheer determination. She not only cooks well, but also had the courage to stand among the people who she cooks for.

SANJEEV KAPOOR The show celebrates the home cooks of India and is about the food Indians love. The top 10 who’ve emerged after auditions in 20 cities come from diverse backgrounds and bring that in their cooking. Each one has something different to offer. I’ll be closely watching Doyel, Happy Singh and Khoku.

VIKAS KHANNA We have an identity of our own and our cuisine itself is so complex with its regional flavours. , so I will be rooting for everyone — the people who lost in the first round of auditions, those who were scared to apply, and even the women who cook three to four meals every day for their families.

DEVYANI BHATTI, HOUSEWIFE This 23-year-old from Jaipur loves cooking non-vegetarian fare, a specialty of her region. Though she comes from a conservative family, her husband and in-laws are very supportive of her dreams. Since its first season, Devyani has wanted to participate in the show.
If she wins... She says she wants to win the title to prove to the world that a girl from a traditional family be an achiever, too.

ADITI MADAN, HOUSEWIFE A Buddhist from the royal family of Sikkim, Aditi is married into a Punjabi family from Haryana and now lives in Jaipur. The 35-year-old quit her Human Resource career and also changed her name to gain acceptance from her husband’s family. On the show, chef Vikas Khanna has often praised her for her ‘threedimensional and out-of-the-box’ thinking.
If she wins... Aditi tells us that she hopes to regain her identity through this platform.

NISHA VERMA, COOKING CLASS TEACHER Meerut’s Nisha has been running cookery classes — for the past 24 years — for underprivileged girls. For this 47-year-old, cooking isn’t merely a skill, but a form of communication where one can express their emotions and ideas through a dish.
If she wins... she hopes to get recognition and fame for her culinary talent.

KHOKU PATRA, COOK At a very young age, this 22-year-old from Delhi started cooking meals for various people in their homes to make ends meet. It was they who encouraged her to audition for Masterchef. Standing among the likes of people she works for on the show, Khoku’s husband has been a pillar of strength for her whenever she’s been low on confidence.
If she wins... She hopes to win this show so that she can build a ‘pucca’ home for her family and educate her son.

HAPPY SINGH, DHABA OWNER Besides being a tattoo artist and the lead singer of a band, Ajmer’s Happy Singh also runs a small eatery, which serves 40 different types of Chole Bhature. According to the 25-year-old, presentation and innovation skills are as important as culinary skills for the making of a true chef.
If he wins... Happy’s dream is to become famous as “Chef Happy”.

RIPU DAMAN HANDA, GYM TRAINER Delhi-based Ripu says he wanted to study hotel management, but his parents wanted him to become a doctor, just like his father and grandfather. Courtesy his profession, the 23-year-old has a good knowledge about nutritional facts. This, combined with his passion to cook, results in delicious yet healthy dishes.
If he wins... His dream is to make his family proud by making a career as a chef.

DOYEL SARANGI, HOUSEWIFE Doyel’s positive attitude has won her many brownie points. She believes a master chef should also possess a good sense of humour, “If any dish goes wrong, you can always spice it up with a good joke.” The 27-year-old from Kolkata received a lot of praise for her innovative ‘Bamboo cooking’ on the show. In fact, chef Kunal Kapoor says he wants to add it to his hotel menu.
If she wins... Doyel says coming this far itself has been a blessing; she couldn’t have asked for more.

SACHIN NAIK, ENGINEER Sachin, 23, says that his love for cooking brought him a lot of ridicule throughout his life. Coming from a middle-class family, Sachin says he had to give in to family pressure and take up engineering as it was their idea of a secure future.
If he wins... Mumbai’s Sachin wants to prove to his family that being a chef can also be a stable career for a man, and he wants them to be proud of him.

ISHRAT ALI, HOUSEWIFE,
    Kolkata’s Ishrat says her biggest regret is that she was unable to complete her education, as she got married very young. This 33-year-old believes that focus and discipline are important qualities of a master chef.
If she wins... Her aim is to prove that even a housewife can take up financial responsibility of the family. She says if she wins the title she wants to educate her sisters and get them married on her own steam.

NAVNEET RASTOGI, CATERER Navneet had made it to the Top-20 in the last season of Masterchef India before he got eliminated. This season, the 29-year-old from Varanasi challenged himself as he auditioned with the same dish that got him eliminated last time.
If he wins... He says he’s returned with the sole intention to win the MasterChef title and to prove himself to everyone who labeled him a failure.