The Team

Alyona Kapoor

Alyona Kapoor, better half of Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, is the driving force behind him, the ideal woman behind a successful man. Giving her husband both moral and emotional support in his various endeavours, she has been a part of the Khana Khazana group since its inception.

Her job profile in the company can be best described as that of a CFO. Her chief forte is her ability to coordinate and get work done efficiently. She also helps in formulating the numerous recipe books authored by Chef Kapoor as also in the behind-the-scenes work of Khana Khazana. Mother of two lovely school-going daughters, Alyona manages both home and office work with super efficiency. She accompanies Chef Kapoor in his travels around the country and abroad whenever possible but sees to it that her home runs smoothly.

Rajeev Matta

Rajeev Matta, COO, gets things done! Thanks to his honed organizational skills and result oriented actions. His Diploma in Hotel Management from an illustrious Institute of India and Diploma in Management come in good stead. More than twenty two years into the hospitality industry, Rajeev had been a professor at Institute of Hotel Management, Ahmedabad for more than a decade.

Neena Murdeshwar

Neena has a backing of more than twenty five years in the field of journalism. Having worked as Executive Editor of Cuisine (a magazine devoted to cookery), for her, food and food journalism are hand-in-glove. She not only does a wonderful job of researching and writing scripts for the Khana Khazana shows but also ably snips and polishes the content of the recipe books and website and those that are published in newspapers and magazines.

Employee Speak:

I have always been a foodie and enjoyed not only eating but also trying out new recipes.  At Khana Khazana I learnt the finer nuances of cooking.  Like how to judge whether a recipe is workable; how the ingredients need to be treated differently to achieve the right results; the right temperature required to cook different things; substituting one ingredient with another; how to tweak recipes to suit each one’s requirements and lot of other interesting and helpful information about food and related topics.

Anupa Das

The twinkle in her eye, her full-throated laughter is evidence that Anupa enjoys life! Anupa, with her remarkable outgoing nature, has been able to rough it out in the kitchen and has emerged stronger and more determined to go few notches higher. Her passion for food and cooking was clearly evident while she was still schooling and her choice of career was an acceptance of the flow of life. With a Diploma from Sophia Polytechnic in Hotel Administration and Food Technology (HAFT), she has worked with The Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai for five years at the Chambers Kitchen (Fine Dining) with specialization in Continental cuisine. Ask her why the switch and pat comes the reply, “I want to know more and more about food because it is my passion!”

Saurabh Mishra

He is one of the younger ones around with a Diploma in Hotel Management. But he’s got big dreams! Like becoming a celebrity chef and for that he is willing to learn and climb up the ladder of success, one difficult step after the other. With his inclination toward continental cuisine, he says he is happiest in the kitchen, but not the home kitchen, mind you, because he loves his mom’s cooking!

Priyanka Tiwari

An important member of the accounting department, Priyanka with the masters in commerce, has five years of working experience with numbers. She has only one specific thing to say about food though: I love to eat. But do not ask me if I want to cook!

Employee Speak

It’s my pleasure to write about Khana Khazana India Private Limited.

1. Work @ Company: There are many opportunities for individuals to learn, grow and to explore with new technology and challenges. Mentor team is always there to pull you out from the issues. Flexible timing and adjustment support you. Good infrastructure. Right to share your ideas and concepts.

2. Fun @ Company: Events like movies, cricket tournaments, picnics makes the work more easy.

3. Life @ Company: This is the most important thing, as one spends his prime time of the day in the company. Khana Khazana respects it, and provides both work and fun at the same time to make work life easier and satisfactory. We have a very friendly atmosphere. I think no one can find this type of atmosphere anywhere else easily.

Adarsh Nigam

With background in sales, marketing, training & development in multiple sectors, he brings a  new perspective to the digital presence of Chef Sanjeev Kapoor.

Nisha Dingra

Nisha, outgoing and hard working, is a graduate from Jai Hind College Mumbai, who brings seven years of experience in Customer Service and IT industry to the organization. She labels herself ‘trouble shooter’ for the hardware and software issues. Passionate about food and cooking, she maintains a mini library of books on the topic at home. “I can cook and quite well too, the secret being that I do it with a lot of love”, says she. “My childhood dreams of getting into a chef’s attire might not come true because of my qualifications, but I hope to pursue my career further in what I love doing because I believe there is no better feeling of fulfillment than in doing what you love doing!”

Employee Speak:

My passion for cooking and immense interest to be a part of Chef Kapoor's team brought me here. The first meeting with Chef Kapoor feels like a dream come true to a fan like me who has been following him since the inception of Khana Khazana program on Zee. My journey of 2 1/2 years here has been a learning experience and an unforgettable one. Our work place is filled with so much warmth, that it has somehow made me forget my past work experience and makes me believe each day that I belong here. The culture is very different and we work like one big family supporting each other at every step. I am more than excited and look forward to come to office every morning because each day at Khana Khazana is different, unique and brings out the best in you. Multi-tasking is our strength and we work with a 'never say no' attitude and deliver to the best of our abilities. I am proud to be a KKite :-)

Vaishali Sulekha Chalke

Good natured, sincere and hardworking…that describes Vaishali who has been working as Assistant Accounts for a number of years now. A commerce graduate, Vaishali wants to have a secure future in accounting. She has two passions: accounts and cooking…though eating much is not her forte!

Jaaie Jaiwant

If there is anyone who is ever ready to help with verve and a brilliant smile, it is Jaaie who works as Chef Research. She is an eager beaver, ready to learn and work hard. She has a Diploma in Hotel Management from Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education as also a Degree in Hotel Management from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University. She has worked in an Italian Specialty Kitchen and dreams of having a small Italian restaurant of her own, this with loads of foreign travel and food trails!

Employee Speak

For me the last two years at Khana Khazana have been truly an amazing experience. I have always been given opportunity to speak, to express my thoughts and to implement ideas. I feel very proud to be associated with this great organization. The work culture at Khana Khazana has tremendous response to feedback. Hierarchy is only an enabler and not a hurdle, which is generally the case in other organizations.

Miti Ashar

Miti might look frail and delicate but she is our strong Sr HR Executive. With a PG Diploma in Human Resources from SIES College for Management Studies Nerul, Miti takes her responsibility of all HR related matters on operational and strategic front as also keeping all inter-office communication channels free flowing seriously. Ever since she took charge, our office is humming with surprises like team building games, debates, cookery competitions, cricket matches, festival celebrations…generally an air of spirited cheeriness prevails!

Priyanka Bose

Chirpy, ever smiling, honest and trustworthy Priyanka – takes her role as Assistant Editor seriously and sincerely. She has done her BA in Mass Communication from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal in the year 2007 after a short stint in architecture for a year and a half in Nagpur. Ask her what else interests her besides creative writing (and basically anything and everything to do with creativity) and her list is ready – travelling, drawing/sketching, calligraphy, reading, music and working for social causes! And what about food? FOOD itself is her weakness and that is the reason she is here (inspite of not having a food background), she admits! Living life to the fullest, always willing to learn new things, love taking challenges and extremely in favour of the motto “Live and Let Live,” is what she believes in.

Employee Speak:

Just out of my first job as I finished college, Khana Khazana welcomed me into its family with arms wide open! And today, when I look back to the first day at my job here and see myself now I realise that I'm only getting better and better in not just the professional way, but as a human being as well. The respect and trust of the organisation in my ability to deliver all the responsibilities assigned to me has sure been motivational for my performance. Not to forget, the cool work atmosphere has always kept me in high spirits! Feels great to be associated with such a workplace where there's work mixed with pleasure and constant learning from different people around!

Atul Bhagat

Atul Bhagat, head of productions at Sanjeev Kapoor. He made his debut in the world of media as a Child Artist in an Atlas advertisement. Now a successful director, producer and foodie at his very heart!

Rohit Mangela

Hard working and sincere, Rohit has been an integral part of the Khana Khazana productions for more than 13 years now. A keen learner and dedicated person, Rohit has been humbly and quietly climbing up the ladder of success in his field of expertise with every passing year.

Pawan Gupta

Pawan, Finance Manager having experience of various industries uses his capabilities in accounts management to good stead. He handles his work with passion and great execution ability. His strength lies in his planning skills by ideating and introducing effective systems and systematic closure of projects.

Employee Speak :

This organisation has provided me the platform where I got full liberty to explore, perform and grow along with the organization. The best thing about working in Khana Khazana is you are always on the forefront. You have the chance to make things happen and raise a toast to the success.

While working in Khana Khazana I have grown professionally and personally. My association with Khana Khazana has not only enhanced my knowledge and capability to perform but has also given the confidence and courage to adapt myself to ‘committed to excellence’ environment.