<P> Season 1 of the show started airing on STAR Plus Saturday and Sunday evenings . The first episode aired on 16 October 2010 , and the season one finale was broadcast on 25 December 2010 . The first winner of MasterChef India was Pankaj Bhadouria , a 38 - year - old teacher from Lucknow . Season 1 was hosted by actor Akshay Kumar who worked as a chef in Bangkok before his acting career , along with chef Ajay Chopra who is working as an executive chef at Goa Marriott Resort , and chef Kunal Kapur an executive chef at Leela Kempinski , Gurgaon . </P>
<P> Season 1 of the show started airing on STAR Plus Saturday and Sunday evenings . The first episode aired on 16 October 2010 , and the season one finale was broadcast on 25 December 2010 . The first winner of MasterChef India was Pankaj Bhadouria , a 38 - year - old teacher from Lucknow . Season 1 was hosted by actor Akshay Kumar who worked as a chef in Bangkok before his acting career , along with chef Ajay Chopra who is working as an executive chef at Goa Marriott Resort , and chef Kunal Kapur an executive chef at Leela Kempinski , Gurgaon . </P>
who is the first master chef of india
who is the first master chef of india
Pankaj Bhadouria
Pankaj Bhadouria