Th winner Nikita Gandhi with the judges

Before the surprise of the winner was unveiled, the audiences had a few more surprises lined up. To make the Finale look larger than life there were performances by Gurmeet- Debina and MasterChef India season 3 winner Ripu Daman Handa along with Shivangi. Kangana and Madhavan took part in a pani-puri making competition. The 3 finalists Neha Shah, Nikita Gandhi and Bhakti Arora performed spectacularly which has never happened in any of the previous seasons. The judges performed on a special song composed specially for MasterChef India-4 by themselves and Chef Sanjeev Kappor even played the drums and the audience was overwhelmed. The grandest surprise was when Preity Zinta, Marzi and Chetan Bhagat paid a surprise visit on the set and shook a leg with Chef Vikas Khanna and cheered the 3 finalists.

Nikita Gandhi bagged the title of MasterChef India-4 and took home a huge sum of one crore along with a golden chef coat. The first runner up, Neha Shah got 10 lakhs and a trip for two to London, and the second runner up Bhakti Arora got 5 lakhs. “It is very difficult for me to sink in the feeling that I have won the title of MasterChef India. I would like to thank Star Plus for giving me such a huge platform to portray my culinary talent. The three judges Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar have been such great mentors and a huge support,” said an excited Nikita.

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor said, “Nikita has shown immense talent and proven great talent. She portrayed great culinary skills. She has been a consistent performer throughout the season and this is the reason why the audience have gone all out to vote for him.

- Shreshtha Chaudhury