'Kitchen Champion 2' on Colors

Mumbai: After a rocking season one that saw the leading ladies of COLORS compete against each other to prove their mettle in culinary arts, Kitchen Champion, the innovative cookery reality show is going to be back for a second helping, although this time with a battle of the sexes thrown in to spice up the recipe. The second season goes on-air on 12th July and will be telecast Monday to Friday at 1 PM in the 'Saanjhi Dopahar' band on COLORS.

The charming host Ronit Roy will continue to be the referee, but this time between the 'Mundes' and the 'Kudiyans'. The teams will have six dashing men compete against six beautiful ladies in the kitchen. The men's team of 'Mast Munde' will see heroes of COLORS like Veer ' Nandish & Jogi Thakur ' Ayub Khan (Uttaran), Raghav ' Aditya (Laado), Thakur ' Sharad Kelar (Bairi Piya), Abeer ' Gaurav (Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam) and Bigg Boss 2 winner Ashutosh Kaushik.

And this time around, to give the boys a run for their money...or...maybe curry, will be the gorgeous ladies of Kool Kudiyan like Tapasya ' Rashmi Desai (Uttaran), Bindia ' Richa (Bhagyavidhata), Amoli ' Supriya (Bairi Piya), Rani Ma - Kishori Shahane (Aise Karo Na Vida), Kaki - Asawari Joshi (Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai) and Rupali Ganguly from KKK level 2 will be seen chopping and frying and sauting away to glory.

Celebrity chef judge Gautam Maharishi will join the gang one more time with his shayaris' and his culinary expertise.

Speaking about the second season, Programming Head, COLORS, Ashvini Yardi said, "Kitchen Champion with its innovative format and fun filled concept has today become a popular show on television in the afternoon band. It was a logical step for us to follow this phenomenal success with a second season. The format with a twist will be filled with lots of cheer, great enthusiasm and of course, brilliant recipes."

After seeing them romance on screen watch these men and women wielding belans and karchis as they fight each other deliciously to claim the crown of the 'Kitchen Champion 2'; Mondays to Fridays at 1 pm, only on COLORS.

"It was a logical step for us to follow the phenomenal success of the show with a second season. The format with a twist will be filled with lots of cheer, great enthusiasm and of course, brilliant recipes," said Ashvini Yardi, programming head, Colors.

Actor Ronit Roy will continue to host the show and the teams will have six men competing against six ladies in the kitchen.

The men's team will be called "Mast Munde" and will see actors like Nandish Sandhu, Ayub Khan, Aditya, Sharad Kelar, Gaurav Khanna and Ashutosh Kaushik.

The ladies team of "Kool Kudiyan" will comprise Rashmi Desai, Richa Soni, Supriya Kumari, Kishori Shahane, Asawari Joshi and Rupali Ganguly.

The second season will be aired from July 12 on Colors.

In the first season of 'Kitchen Champion', a group of actresses were divided into two groups and each team nominated a player to make a recipe. The show had lots of fun games too to keep the entertainment quotient high.