Baahubali
star
Tamannaah
Bhatia
has
been
roped
in
to
host
the
first
season
of
the
Telugu
version
of
the
popular
cooking
reality
show
MasterChef
India.
Bhatia,
who
makes
her
debut
as
a
TV
presenter,
is
expected
to
begin
shooting
for
the
show
next
month.
The
actor
said
she
has
been
passionate
about
cooking
and
coming
on
board
as
a
host
for
the
show
was
an
exciting
development.
"I
can't
wait
to
treat
myself
to
all
the
exotic
culinary
delights
on
set.
It's
going
to
be
extremely
exciting
and
gratifying,"
Bhatia,
who
was
last
seen
in
the
Tamil
series
November
Story,
said
in
a
statement.
According
to
a
press
release,
the
show
will
be
shot
at
film
city
in
Bidadi,
Karnataka,
where
a
massive
set
as
per
MasterChef
requirements
is
being
put
up.
MasterChef
Telugu
will
have
the
opening
and
closing
episodes
of
90
minutes
each
and
26
episodes
of
one
hour
each.
While
Star
India
reserves
the
rights
for
producing
MasterChef
India
in
Hindi,
Sun
TV
Network
has
bagged
the
satellite
rights
for
producing
the
regional
versions
of
the
show
in
Sun
TV
(Tamil),
Gemini
TV
(Telugu),
Udaya
TV
(Kannada)
and
Surya
TV
(Malayalam).
Actors
Vijay
Sethupathi,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
and
Kichcha
Sudeep
will
be
hosting
the
show's
Tamil,
Malayalam
and
Kannada
versions,
respectively.
The
Innovative
Film
Academy,
in
association
with
VELS
Film
International
and
Invenio
Films,
has
taken
up
the
franchisee
rights
from
Endemol
Shine
to
produce
the
show
in
four
languages-
Kannada,
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Malayalam.
Bhatia
will
next
be
seen
in
the
Hindi
film
Bole
Chudiyan,
and
Seetimaarr,
Gurthunda
Seethakalam,
Maestro
and
F3
in
Telugu.