Season 9 of the Indian Hindi language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Hindi premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 5 January 2026. 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.. For the first time, the contestants participated in pairs. Ajinkya and Vikram Gandhe from Nagpur won the season and Chandana and Saisri Rachakonda finished as Runner-ups. The season ended on 6 March 2026.
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. The pairs would have to participate two challenges to get a spot in the 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 four perfect breads will go to the next challenge and remaining seven 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. ContestantsHometownRelationshipStatusPlaceAjinkya and Vikram GandheNagpur, MaharashtraBrothers Winner on 06 March1stChandana and Sai Sri Rachakonda Hyderabad, TelanganaMother-Daughter1st Runner-Up on 06 March2ndAnju Pradhan and Manju OjhaPuri, Odisha / Bhubaneswar, OdishaSisters2nd Runner-Up on 06 March3rdAnshmeet Singh and Prabhdeep KaurLudhiana, Punjab / Jalandhar, PunjabBrother-SisterEliminated4thSimran and Himanshi VohraMathura, Uttar PradeshSistersEliminated5thArchana Dhotre and Rupalie JadhavMumbai, MaharashtraSisters-in-lawEliminated6thVenu and Avani SharmaKasaragod, KeralaFather-DaughterEliminated7thMahfooz and Yasmin AnsariBilaspur, Chhattisgarh / Ambikapur, ChhattisgarhBrother-SisterEliminated8thDeepali Bihani and Jamuna SomaniMumbai, MaharashtraSistersEliminated9thParvati and Himang SoniBikaner, RajasthanMother-SonEliminated10thVishnu and Harshini PurohitJhansi, Uttar PradeshFather-in-law and Daughter-in-lawEliminated11thRaksha and Kanchana DeviBir, Himachal PradeshMother-in-law and Daughter-in-lawEliminated12th
Elimination chart PlaceContestantsEpisodeWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 967-8910111213-14151617-1819202122-2324252627-28293031323334353637383940414243444501 Ajinkya & Vikram INWIN IN IN IN WINIMM WINIMM IN IN INIMM PT PT PT PT IN IN IN IN PT WIN IN HIGHWINIMM HIGH WININ WINWINNER02 Chandana & Sai Sri INWINEXC IN IN WINIMM IN IN WINIMMWINLOWEXC PT PT PT PT PT IN WINIMM INLOW IN IN PTININLOWIN03 Anju & Manju INWIN IN IN IN IN PT INWIN PT IN IN INIMM PT WIN IMM IN IN IN IN PT IN IN INWINIMM HIGHIN WININTHIRD04 INWINLOW IN IN IN PT IN IN PT IN IN INIMM PT PT WINIMM IN IN IN IN PT IN IN IN IN PTLOWLOWLOW 05 Simran & Himanshi INWINEXC IN HIGH PT INWIN WINIMM INWIN INIMM PT WIN IMM IN HIGH IN IN PT INLOWEXCEXC PTIN 06 Archana & Rupali HIGHWIN WIN IN HIGH IN WINIMM IN IN WINIMMLOW IN INIMM PT PT WINIMM IN HIGH HIGHWINIMM IN IN INWINIMM 07 Venu & Avani INWIN INIMN IN IN WINIMM HIGH IN PT IN INLOW PT PT PT PT PIN WIN IN INWINIMM IN IN HIGH IN 08 Mahfooz & Yasmin WINWIN IN IN IN IN WINIMM IN IN WINIMM IN IN INIMM WIN IMM IN IN IN IN 09 Deepali & Jamuna INWINLOW EXC HIGH IN WINIMM IN IN PT IN INLOW PT PT PT PT 10 Parvati & Himang IN EXC WIN IN WINIMM IN IN WINIMMLOW EXC 11 Vishnu & Harshini IN EXC IN IN PT IN IN 12 Raksha & Kanchana IN EXC WIN IN
(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. (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. (ELIM) The pair was eliminated from MasterChef Kitchen.
Episodes
Guests +Sl.NoGuestsEpisodeDate1Shilpa ShettyEpisodes 7-813-14 January 20262Col. Rajeev Bharwan, Lt Col. Kaushlendra Singh, Col. Kaushal KashyapEpisode 915 January 20263Yash Singh and Munna MaharajEpisode 1119 January 20264Sanket Bhosale and Sugandha MishraEpisode 1220 January 20265Chunky Panday and Bhavana PandayEpisodes 13-1421-22 January 20266Irina Rudakova and Agu StanleyEpisode 1626 January 20267Karisma KapoorEpisode 17-1827-28 January 20268Acharya ManishEpisode 2102 February 20269Sunita AhujaEpisode 22-2303-04 February 202610Neena Gupta and Sanjay MishraEpisode 2405 February 202611Bindu Khanna, Surinder Kaur and Veena KapurEpisode 3116 February 202612Sanjeev KapoorEpisode 4506 March 2026
References
External links MasterChef India Season 9 on SonyLIV