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Akshay Kumar to serve hot meals on television

Akshay to host cookery show where TV divas will prove their culinary skills.

New Delhi: From Akshay Kumar hosting a cookery show to small screen divas fighting to prove their culinary skills, the kitchen has become the new battle ground in the reality show obsessed world of television.
In the process, the culinary shows have also gone through a change. Instead of being the do-it-yourself programmes, they have now moved into a more entertaining sphere and are looking for direct audience involvement through competition. Food related programmes like `Khaana Khazaana` by Sanjeev Kapoor, `Italian Khana` by Ritu Dalmia, `Highway On My Plate` by Rocky and Mayur, `Foodie` by Kunal Vijaykar and `Around the World in 85 Plates` by Magandeep Singh have been a staple of lifestyle and news channels. But general entertainment channels are also waking up to the power of such programmes as a tool to tap a new audience base, which may or may not care about family dramas and music reality shows. Star Plus has brought `Master Chef` to India with Akshay Kumar as a host while Colors is hosting the third season of `Kitchen Champion` with a host of television stars. Akshay, who started his career as a chef before finding fame in Bollywood, says working on the show was like revisiting his past. "Food interests everybody irrespective of the gender but ‘Master Chef’ is not just a cookery show as it is also about great drama and good food. We have seen some of the finest male chefs in our country and I am confident that everyone will be glued to the show," Akshay told reporters. The actor is confident that as a host and a judge, he will gain a wide audience cutting across gender and age. It is for the first time that a food related show is making it to the prime time slot, which is generally reserved for family dramas. PTI