"I just knew chef Sanjeev Kapoor then, I didn't know who are the other two judges (Vikas Khanna and Kunal Kapoor). This competition has changed my life and my personality. Now I only dream of vegetables and food ... I think my knife is my wife," he added.
The 23-year-old's family was completely unaware that he's participating in a cooking show.
"They got to know only after I reached the top 12. My mother did not even believe that it was true," he said.
