COLORS serves another hot plate of dinnertainment as Season 3 of its smash hit franchise ‘Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment’ returns with a louder, wilder, and spicier kitchen. After two seasons that turned cooking chaos into a national weekend ritual, the show welcomes a sizzling new ingredient this year. Tejasswi Prakash, the glam queen who lit up both earlier seasons as a guest, storms back into the kitchen as a full-time celebrity contestant, teaming up with Karan Kundrra once again on this culinary battleground. This season packs a powerhouse line-up in one fiery rasoi with Bharti Singh bringing her iconic wit, Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi steering the madness, and a cast ready to spark mayhem including Debinna Bonnerjee, Gurmeet Choudhary, Eisha Singh, Vivian Dsena, Abhishek Kumar, Samarth Jurel, Elvish Yadav, Isha Malviya, Kashmera Shah, Krushna Abhishek, Aly Goni and Jannat Zubair. Tejasswi Prakash opened up about how exciting it is to return to the Laughter Chefs kitchen, this time not just as a guest but as a contestant.
- What sets this season of ‘Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment’ apart from the previous one? Honestly, everything feels bigger, louder, and crazier! We have two full-on teams with a mix of brand-new jodis bringing fresh energy, and old favourites keeping the kitchen vibes fun and familiar. The challenges are wilder, the kitchen is more chaotic, and every task somehow turns into a comedy scene. You’ll see lovebirds flirting while chopping, frenemies trying to one-up each other, and total rookies scrambling like their life depends on it. It’s pure dinnertainment gold. And the best part is that you can expect me to stir up extra mischief, teasing Karan, and maybe even creating a few epic dishes of my own. With Bharti’s madness keeping everyone on their toes and Harpal sir guiding us with his legendary expertise, it’s the perfect mix you won’t want to miss!
- Tejasswi, viewers are buzzing about your return to COLORS’ Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment. You came as a guest in Season 1 and 2. This time you are a contestant with Karan. What changed? It honestly feels amazing to be back, but this time, it’s a whole new thrill because I’m not just dropping into the kitchen; I’m officially part of the chaos. In the first two seasons, I’d come as a guest, have my fun, and slip out before things got too messy. But this time, there is no escape. I’m here to bring the glam, and being teamed up with Karan makes it even more special. I’ve watched every single episode of the show and would keep telling Karan, ‘I want to be there with you, making those crazy dishes on set.’ I think I manifested it a little too well, because now I’m right in the middle of all the fun and food. Cooking together has been such a new, unexpected, and hilariously chaotic experience for us and that’s exactly the magic of this show.
- You keep saying you are bringing glamour, not recipes. So how serious are you about cooking this season? This season, I’m bringing a full dose of Maharashtrian mirchi to the kitchen! Being a true Mumbai girl, I like my food and my fun with that extra tadka of spice and drama. Even though Karan won last season, I keep telling him his training is still incomplete. This show is his real test. I’m the toughest instructor Karan’s ever had! Cooking together has been hilarious because he’s so calm and methodical, and I’m all instinct and chaos. And who knows, maybe all this kitchen practice will help him in the future too. Let’s just say this season is about giving Karan a little pre-shaadi rehearsal!
- You were a guest earlier. Now you are in the firing line of Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi. Nervous? Chef Harpal welcomes you with warmth, but the moment he tastes your food, he switches into strict mode, and you feel it. As a guest, I could enjoy the fun and step out before things got intense. Now I am right in the middle of his kitchen, knowing that he can grill me for my slip-ups, creates a little healthy pressure. And honestly, I respect it. His discipline brings focus. He pushes you to take the craft seriously even when the room is full of laughter and noise.
- How competitive do you think you and Karan will be compared to other jodis? The minute I signed up for this season, everyone started reminding me that Karan had already won Laughter Chefs with Elvish and like that’s the standard I must live up to! But honestly, that only fired me up more. Karan and I are super serious about winning the show. I keep telling him, ‘You’ve already got one trophy, now it’s time to win one with me!’ I bring all the energy and chaos, and Karan pretends to be calm until the challenge begins, then suddenly he’s in full competition mode. If we can survive Bharti’s teasing, burnt pans, and our own kitchen quirks, I think the other jodis should watch out. We’re here to laugh, but we’re playing to win.
- What was your most unexpected bonding moment with the other celebrity contestants? The biggest bonding moments come from how one deals with failure. The moment Bharti and Chef Harpal announce a task, your brain just freezes. It feels like someone has tossed a thousand pieces of a puzzle into the air and we are all trying to catch our tiny piece, while pretending to think hard when actually we have no clue what is happening. Someone grabs ingredients they do not need; someone forgets what dish we are supposed to make, and someone is shouting for help. It feels like one big school project against time. And in that mess, you realize everyone is in the same boat. Every person holds a different piece of chaos and somehow, we fit it together as a team. We fail together, we fix it together, and we laugh at it later. That shared panic and eventual recovery has been the most unexpected and sweetest bonding moment for all of us.
Watch ‘Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment Season 3’ premiering on 22nd November and thereafter airing every Saturday-Sunday at 9:00 PM only on COLORS.
