Laughter Chefs Season 3 grand finale: When and where to watch, who are the top contenders, and Ankita Lokhande's emotional farewell

The journey of Laughter Chefs: Unlimited Entertainment Season 3 is coming to an end with its grand finale weekend. After weeks of cooking challenges, celebrity banter and comedy, the Colors TV reality show is all set to crown its winner. The finale episodes promise intense competition as the top teams battle it out for the trophy, while actress Ankita Lokhande has already bid an emotional goodbye to the show with a heartfelt note for fans.

Laughter Chefs Season 3 grand finale: When and where to watch

The grand finale is airing over two days — Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26 — at 9 pm on Colors TV. Those who prefer watching online can stream the finale episodes, including Episode 71 and Episode 72, on JioHotstar.

The final episodes are expected to feature the biggest cooking challenges of the season before the winner and runner-up are officially announced.

Star Herb Cheese Cookie challenge raises the stakes

Ahead of the title announcement, the makers introduced a game-changing challenge that could alter the leaderboard.

Host Bharti Singh revealed that the winning team of the Star Herb Cheese Cookie challenge would receive 10 stars, making it the biggest reward of the season. The bonus gave contestants one final opportunity to improve their standings before the trophy was decided.

For Abhishek Kumar, however, the task remained a difficult one. Entering the challenge with just 11 stars, even a victory in the special round was unlikely to be enough to put him in contention for the championship.

Top contenders for the Laughter Chefs Season 3 title

While the makers have kept the winners under wraps until the finale broadcast, four celebrity pairs have emerged as the strongest contenders based on their performances and cumulative star count through the season.

The leading teams are Aly Goni and Jannat Zubair, Elvish Yadav and Karan Kundrra, Ankita Lokhande and Vicky Jain and finally Tejasswi Prakash and Arjun Bijlani

Among viewers, these four duos are widely seen as the favourites to lift the Season 3 trophy.

Ankita Lokhande shares emotional farewell

As the season wrapped up, Ankita Lokhande took to Instagram to thank everyone associated with the show and reflect on the memories she created during the journey.

Sharing moments from the grand finale, she wrote, "Acha toh main chalti hoon… Grand Finale Day! A show that brought out the best in all of us. Laughter Chefs has been so much more than just a show. Knowing that together we could become a little dose of happiness and laughter for so many families has been the biggest blessing. If we managed to become your ‘therapists’ for an hour every week, making you smile and forget your worries, then it’s truly been an honour for all of us."

She also thanked the people who worked behind the scenes and the audience for supporting the show throughout the season.

Her post continued, "A heartfelt thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, and our incredible cast for making this journey so special… And the biggest thank you goes to all of you—the audience. Thank you for welcoming us into your homes, loving us like your own, and making Laughter Chefs such a beautiful success… Here’s to the memories, the madness, and the laughter we’ll cherish forever."

Along with the message, Ankita posted a video from the finale preparations, where she was seen getting ready in a blue saree and sharing fun moments backstage, while husband Vicky Jain made a brief appearance in the background.