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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox television season
| image = MasterChef India 8.jpg
| image_alt =
| caption =
| bgcolour = maroon
| season_number = 8
| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| judges = [[Pooja Dhingra]] [[Ranveer Brar]] [[Vikas Khanna]]
| winner = Mohammed Ashiq
| runner_up = Nambie Marak
| num_days =
| num_contestants = 12
}}
| num_episodes = 40
| episode_list =
| network = [[SonyLIV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|10|16|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2023|12|08|df=y}}
| prev_season = [[MasterChef India – Hindi season 7|Season 7]]
| next_season = [[MasterChef India – Hindi season 9|Season 9]]
}}
'''Season 8''' of the Indian [[Hindi]] language competitive [[Reality television|reality TV]] series ''[[MasterChef India – Hindi]]'' premiered on [[SonyLIV]] on 16 October 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/masterchef-india-season-8-to-stream-on-sonyliv-from-october-16/cid/1969799 | title=MasterChef India Season 8 to stream on SonyLIV from October 16 }}</ref> [[Vikas Khanna]] and [[Ranveer Brar]] returned as the judges for the show while [[Garima Arora]] was replaced by [[Pooja Dhingra]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/masterchef-india-pooja-dhingra-joins-chef-vikas-ranveer-as-co-judge-in-new-season-2426521-2023-08-25 | title='MasterChef India': Pooja Dhingra joins Vikas, Ranveer as judge in new season }}</ref> Mohammed Ashiq from Mangalore won the season and Nambie Marak finished as runner up.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Mohammed Aashiq wins MasterChef India 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/mohammed-aashiq-wins-masterchef-india-2023-9060382/ |access-date= |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Top 12 ==
A large number of home cooks appeared at the nationwide auditions, of which 22 cooks were selected by the judges and welcomed at the MasterChef Kitchen. They competed in a cook-off to win the final 12 spots. The Top 12 contestants were revealed on 20 October 2023
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; line-height:25px; width:auto;"
!Contestant
!Age
!Hometown
!Occupation
!Status
!Place
|-
|Mohammed Ashiq
|24
|[[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
|Entrepreneur
|style="background:green;" | Winner {{small|on 08 December, 2023}}
|1st
|-
|Nambie Marak
|35
|Upper Rangsa, [[Meghalaya]]
|School Principal
|style="background:silver;" |Runner-Up {{small|on 08 December, 2023}}
|2nd
|-
|Dr. Rukhsaar Sayeed
|33
|[[Pampore]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]]
|Food Technician
|style="background:#B0E0E6;" |Third place {{small|on 08 December, 2023}}
|3rd
|-
|Suraj Thapa
|28
|[[Chalsa, India|Chalsa]], [[West Bengal]]
|Home Baker
|style="background:tan;" |Fourth place {{small|on 08 December, 2023}}
|4th
|-
|Harish Closepet
|58
|[[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]
|Entrepreneur
|style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated {{small|on 05 December, 2023}}
|5th
|-
|Nidhi Sharma
|35
|[[Solan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Chief Bank Manager
|style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated {{small|on 04 December, 2023}}
|6th
|-
|Kriti Dhiman
|23
|[[Mandi Gobindgarh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|Home Baker
|style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated {{small|on 01 December, 2023}}
|7th
|-
|Kenneth Gopinath
|18
|[[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]
|Student
| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated {{small|on 24 November 2023}}
|8th
|-
|Subhojit Sen
|29
|[[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|Engineer
| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated {{small|on 17 November 2023}}
|9th
|-
|Prachi Agarkar
|28
|[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|Professor
| style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated {{small|on 10 November 2023}}
|10th
|-
|Kaushalya Choudhary
|29
|[[Bhopalgarh]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Content Creator
| rowspan="2" style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated {{small|on 3 November 2023}}
| rowspan="2" |11th
|-
|Sima Ahmed
|56
|[[Faizabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Pop-up Chef
|-
|}

== Elimination chart ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:25px;"
! rowspan="3" |Place
! rowspan="3" |Contestant
! colspan="39" |Episode
|-
| rowspan="14" bgcolor=Black|
! colspan="4" |Week 2{{efn|name=fn1|Immunity pin challenge.}}
| rowspan="14" bgcolor=Black|
! colspan="4" |Week 3
| rowspan="14" bgcolor=Black|
! colspan="5" |Week 4
| rowspan="12" bgcolor=Black|
! colspan="4" |Week 5
| rowspan="10" bgcolor=Black|
! colspan="5" |Week 6
| rowspan="10" bgcolor=Black|
! colspan="5" |Week 7
| rowspan="8" bgcolor=Black|
| colspan="5" bgcolor="gold" |'''Week 8'''
|-
!6
!7
!8-9
!10
!11
!12
!{{nowrap|13-14}}
!15
!16
! colspan="2" |{{nowrap|17-18}}
!19
!20
!{{nowrap|21-22}}
!23
!24
!25
!26
!27
! colspan="2" |{{nowrap|28-29}}
!30
!31
! colspan="2" |32
!{{nowrap|33-34}}
!35
!36
!37
!{{nowrap|38-39}}
! colspan="2" |40
|-
!1
! style="background:lightblue;" |Ashiq
|IN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
|IN
|IN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|colspan="2" style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|IN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:purple;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|rowspan="5" style="background:limegreen;" |{{nowrap|''TOP 5''}}
|rowspan="4" style="background:limegreen;" |{{nowrap|''TOP 4''}}
|rowspan="4" style="background:limegreen;" |{{nowrap|''TOP 4''}}
|rowspan="3" style="background:limegreen;" |{{nowrap|''TOP 3''}}
|style="background:#ADFF2F;" |WINNER
|-
!2
! style="background:pink;" |'''Nambie'''
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM{{efn|name=fn2|Nambie was immune but participated in the challenge.}}
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|colspan="2" style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|IN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|style="background:pink;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:gold;" |{{nowrap|RUNNER UP}}
|-
!3
! style="background:pink;" |'''Rukhsaar'''
|IN
|IN
|IN
|style="background:yellow;" |IMN
|IN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|colspan="2" style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT{{efn|name=fn3|Rukhsaar used her Immunity pin.}}
|IN
|IN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|style="background:pink;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:#B0E0E6;" |THIRD
|-
!4
! style="background:lightblue;" |'''Suraj'''
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|colspan="2" style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|IN
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|IN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|style="background:pink;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|style="background:tan;" |FOURTH
|-
!5
!style="background:lightblue;"|'''Harish'''
|IN
|IN
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:grey;" |NOT
|IN
|IN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|IN
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|IN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:purple;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
!6
! style="background:pink;" |'''Nidhi'''
|IN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|IN
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|IN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:purple;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
!7
! style="background:pink;" |'''Kriti'''
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|colspan="2" style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
| colspan="2" style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
| colspan="3" style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
!8
! style="background:lightblue;" |'''Kenneth'''
|IN
|IN
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:grey;" |NOT
|IN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:blue;" |
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|colspan="2" style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
| colspan="3" style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
!9
! style="background:lightblue;" |'''Subhojit'''
| style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
| colspan="3" style="background:grey;" |NOT
|IN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|IN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|colspan="18" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
!10
! style="background:pink;" |'''Prachi'''
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|colspan="3" style="background:grey;" |NOT
|IN
|IN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
|style="background:#CEFF00;" |IMM
|IN
|style="background:red;" |
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|colspan="22" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! rowspan="2" |11
! style="background:pink;" |'''Kaushalya'''
|IN
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|colspan="2" style="background:grey;" |NOT
|IN
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
|colspan="28" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! style="background:pink;" |'''Sima'''
|IN
|style="background:#E6E200;" |LOW
|colspan="2" style="background:grey;" |NOT
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|IN
|style="background:Orange;" |BTM
|style="background:crimson;"|ELIM
| colspan="28" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|}
: {{color box|gold|border=silver}} (WINNER) The cook won the competition.
: {{color box|silver|border=silver}} (RUNNER-UP) The cook finished as the Runner-up.
: {{color box|cornflowerblue|border=silver}} (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge.
: {{color box|limegreen|border=silver}} (WIN) The cook won an individual / pair / team challenge.
: {{color box|white|border=silver}} (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual / pair challenge.
: {{color box|#E6E200|border=silver}} (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual / pair / team challenge.
: {{color box|orange|border=silver}} (BTM) The cook was non-immune and had to compete in the elimination challenge.
: {{color box|mistyrose|border=silver}} (PT) The cook competed in the Pressure Test in elimination round, and advanced.
: {{color box|#CEFF00|border=silver}} (IMM) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next week.
: {{color box|yellow|border=silver}} (IMN) The cook won an Immunity Pin.
: {{color box|grey|border=silver}} (NOT) This cook did not participate in the challenge(s) as was excluded.
: {{color box|crimson|border=silver}} (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from the MasterChef Kitchen.

{{notelist}}

== Production ==
The ''MasterChef India season 8'' was announced on 7 July 2023 on [[SonyLIV]].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 July 2023 |title=Call for Entries for MasterChef India Season 8 Now Open; Here's How You Can Apply |url=https://www.news18.com/entertainment/television/call-for-entries-for-masterchef-india-season-8-now-open-heres-how-you-can-apply-8285797.html}}</ref> This season marked Khanna's seventh consecutive season serving as a judge on the show, Brar's fourth season and Dhingra's first season as a judge.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2023 |title=Masterchef India 8 PROMO: Competitive cooking reality show returns with new flavors this October |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news/masterchef-india-8-promo-competitive-cooking-reality-show-returns-with-new-flavors-this-october-1246863}}</ref> Audition rounds were conducted across the country.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 August 2023 |title=Two Assam women clears first round of MasterChef India Season 8 |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/entertainment/story/two-assam-women-clears-first-round-of-masterchef-india-season-8-628486-2023-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Culinary dreams on the table for MasterChef Season 8's Kolkata auditions |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/culinary-dreams-on-the-table-for-masterchef-season-8s-kolkata-auditions/cid/1958808}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' reviewed the series.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/review-masterchef-india-2-opens-doors-of-opportunity-for-influencers-bloggers-and-even-entrepreneurs/articleshow/104560402.cms | title=Review: MasterChef India 2 opens doors of opportunity for influencers, bloggers and even entrepreneurs | newspaper=The Times of India | date=20 October 2023 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* ''[https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/masterchef-india-1700001090/season-2 MasterChef India Season 8]'' on [[SonyLIV]]

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