Master Chef India getting better!

Guy's i would like your opinion on Master Chef India. I am doing a story on the same for a Mumbai based print publication.

It is definitely getting better. Not as slick as the MC Australia version, Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen; but it has found a viewer in me. Would I drop everything to watch this show?? No.

The channel/producers have thought beyond the usual music, dance and comedy based reality shows. That is commendable. Expect the show to do better in terms of TRP. Would help them experiment with other concepts. As for the limited audience, people mistook this show for a cookery show. It is a cookery competition. Secondly, cooking is considered something that the 'aunties' would take interest in. Check out the amount of people in this forum. Its not working with the IF demographics. Thankfully, it is working with the metered zone ones.

The drama has definitely reduced. Amazed that the last episode did not have a contestant breaking down. Indian reality shows work on emotions. Enough with the glycerin overdose, already!

Desi reality shows need celebrities to grab the eyeballs. Take out Akshay Kumar from the show, and the numbers would sure dwindle. Perhaps they could have got in a celebrity chef to judge the show, one who has more knowledge in this field. Would that have helped rake in the TRPs?? Not sure. Glad that they have toned down the diatribes, though. It was a major put off.

Good luck with your article.

I think its the concept of the show tht has grabbed the audience attention. Its a one-of-a-kind concept, being shown for the first time in India. Its commendable on part of the team to have thought of doing something like this. Even though its a concept tht already existed, its new to Indian television.

Well I found this show to be quite lame. It lacks the charm that other chef contests have. The contestants till now didnot show any visible gusto that contestants of masterchef Australia has shown.

Originally posted by: manakinz

Well I found this show to be quite lame. It lacks the charm that other chef contests have. The contestants till now didnot show any visible gusto that contestants of masterchef Australia has shown.

Well it can happen only in India where there are contestants who wont even touch eggs(as she admitted during auditions, and she never did touch non veg after being in the show) are doing incredibly well. For the sake of God how can a master chef not be cooking meat.

There are no celebrity challenges......I guess Akshay knows that his chefs lack the talent.

No masterclass with celebrity chefs

In the episode where the ameteur chefs went to a dhaba, the truck drivers were all well groomed with neat haircut and no facial hair.......since when did truckes start shaving on a daily basis.....if u want truckers to judge...plz get truckers not extras from local studios

And as for the opening scores there it resembles "Booyaka 619" theme music of WWE star Rey Mesterio.

And lastly I have no clue of Akshay's culinary background, working as a commies for a few years in bangkok does not give you the palate and sophistication required to judge a dish ahead of the chefs there. Think about it, would he ever appreciate caviare and sparkling wine, or a sophisticated dish like smoked salmon and chervil both.

Akshay brings in the glamour effect and he surely has some prior cooking experience. he has been displaying his skills and obviously he mustve polished his skills before coming on the show.