MasterChef India 4: Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna promise innovative veggie delights
In its new season, the Indian adaptation of the internationally popular format will witness chefs and food enthusiasts from various Indian states using their creativity and cooking skills for fancy gourmet dishes, exotic desserts and rich Indian food served in style.
With its unique vegetarian format, the show will help the viewers to broaden their mindset over various vegetarian dishes and will help them to think about new recipes apart from the regulars 'Dal Makhani' and 'Shahi Paneer'.
"In every season we come out with a unique format. This time the contestants will cook only vegetarian food. Apart from being popular, the vegetarian concept will make the competition level tougher for all the contestants," the popular chef Kapoor said here.
During the launch here Friday evening, one got a glimpse of the traditional Indian dishes made by some of the contestants under the guidance of the three judges. A special treat was organised for mediapersons, who were asked to taste the dishes and give their feedback.
Talking about his judging parameters, chef Brar said: "More than looking at the ambience of the food, I'll be focusing on its taste. If a dish is not tasty, I don't think people will try it. Ambience adds credibility to food. But its taste remains crucial for me."
With succesful previous seasons, the show aims at continuing to promote amateur talents from India and provide them a platform from where they can start a career in the field.
Chef Khanna said: "Our previous seasons winners are building on a great career in various food-related fields. Some of them have opened their own restaurants, some are writing books on Indian food. Also they are working as chefs in five star hotels.
"Just like any other reality show winners, 'MasterChef' contestants have worked immensely hard to do what they wished to. No longer do people call cooking a women's activity. Men are also getting attracted to it."
The show will be aired from Jan 26 on Star Plus.
Siddharth Shukla talks about leaving 'Balika Vadhu' for Bollywood films
Talking about his exit from the long-running show, he said: "I'm not (really) quitting the serial. My character Shiv has had his innings in the script. I therefore have no choice but to follow him out of the serial.
"But it's certainly not as if I am abandoning the show to do films. I've always shown the highest regard for the television medium. Even when I was doing Karan Johar's film, I continued to shoot for 'Balika Vadhu' .So there is no question of my abandoning the serial."
Siddharth has also slammed rumours that the channel Colors sacked him after the run-in that he had with the law for drunken driving on New Year's.
"Like I said, my character Shiv is run out of time on 'Balika Vadhu', not me. As for the incident that you're referring to, I've nothing to say. It's over and done with. Whatever trouble there was has been sorted out," he said.
Siddharth is now looking at a break before he moves to the new level in his career.
"I've given two years of my life to 'Balika Vadhu'. I've been shooting for the serial every day from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. It's about time I had some 'me-time'.
"I want to take a break, relax and enjoy the things that I have not been able to during the past few years," he said.
Strangely, in spite of being well-received in "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania", Siddharth hasn't signed any films.
"I'm looking at film projects. And there'll be an announcement soon. Right now I'm still shooting for 'Balika Vadhu'. I don't know how I'll feel once it's over. I suppose there will be a sense of emptiness," he said.
'DDLJ' inspires Sonia Balani for her role in 'Tu Mera Hero'
Sonia, who came into the spotlight with her role as Peehu in "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain", says the film has inspired her a lot and has helped her in essaying a romantic and full-of-dreams girl in the show.
"Panchhi is very romantic. To do a character like that, I did a lot of preparations by watching various romantic films, especially 'DDLJ'. I don't think there is any better romantic film than this. I took a lot of inspiration from it to learn how to romance," she said.
"I'm not at all romantic off-screen. So, to do a role opposite to my real image was difficult," she added.
Asked whether her character in "Tu Mera Hero" is similar to that of Kajol's Simran in "DDLJ", Sonia said: "Panchhi is a fresh character. I have not copied it from anywhere. I have just taken inspiration from films. Being a youngster, I try to play a character in a unique way and try not to copy it from anywhere."
The show, which airs on Star Plus, also stars Priyanshu Jora and Akhilendra Mishra in pivotal roles.
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