Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki is an Indian reality television series broadcast on Life OK. The series premiered on 21 January 2013. A second season aired in April to May 2014.
| Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki | |
|---|---|
 Intertitle of "Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki". | |
| Genre | Cooking |
| Starring | Sanaya Irani Karanvir Bohra Sara Khan Gizele Thakral Adaa Khan Rakhi Sawant Dimpy Ganguli Renee Dhyani |
| Narrated by | Ram Kapoor |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Miditech Pvt. Ltd. |
| Production locations | Mumbai, India |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Life OK |
| Release | 21 January 2013 – May 2014 |
Overview
The show is an Indian version of the international series Come Dine with Me. Each week a group of five contestants takes turns to act as host, cooking a three-course meal and entertaining the other four. At the end of the evening the guests give an overall score to reflect their enjoyment of the evening. The contestants of the first season of Welcome were Indian celebrities, but in the second season were applicants drawn from the general public.[1] Unlike the original Come Dine With Me, Welcome has an on-screen host - television actor Ram Kapoor - in addition to an off-screen narrator.
Contestants
| Week | Premiered | Location | Contestants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-6 | 21 January 2013 | Mumbai | Sanaya Irani | Ragini Khanna | VJ Andy | Nigaar Khan | Manoj Tiwari |
| 2 | 7-12 | 28 January 2013 | Mumbai | Amar Upadhyay | Dimpy Ganguli | Debina Bonnerjee | Karanvir Bohra | Gizele Thakral |
| 3 | 13-18 | 4 February 2013 | Mumbai | Sara Khan | Anupam Shyam | Aman Verma | Nauheed Cyrusi | Vindu Dara Singh/ |
| 4 | 19-24 | 11 February 2013 | Mumbai | Aanchal Munjal | Rucha Gujrati | Aishwarya Sakhuja | Tannaz Irani | Sayantani Ghosh |
| 5 | 25-30 | 18 February 2013 | Mumbai | Anchal Sabharwal | Sangram Singh | Chetan Hansraj | Madhura Naik | Rakhi Sawant |
| 6 | 31-36 | 25 February 2013 | Mumbai | Dimple Jhangiani | Mitali Nag | Bakhtiyaar Irani | Mauli Dave | Pritam Singh |
| 7 | 37-42 | 4 March 2013 | Mumbai | Payal Rohatgi | Sambhavna Seth | Amit Tandon | Aryan Vaid | Pavitra Punia |
| 8 | 43-48 | 11 March 2013 | Mumbai | Delnaaz Irani | Kushal Punjabi | Shilpa Saklani | Sofia Hayat | Rahul Mahajan |
| 9 | 49-54 | 18 March 2013 | Mumbai | Gurucharan Singh | Pooja Misrra | Aditi Gowitrikar | Manish Goel | Anmol Singh |