Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath and popular podcaster has confirmed that former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty will appear on an upcoming episode of his widely popular podcast ‘WTF’. The revelation has already sent social media into a frenzy. The news came via a teaser, which Kamath described as the couple’s “first ever episode”.
The nearly two-minute long clip shows the couple and Kamath casually humming, exchanging glances and bursting into laughter.
Kamath engages in a candid conversation that touches on the topics of marriage, friendship and emotional addiction. “When I think about marriage, it’s a great way to fight loneliness and always have attention and validation – the concept of family,” Kamath tells Sunak.
To this, the former British Prime Minister of Indian origin replies: “I mean, I couldn’t function without debates if we weren’t married.
The interview also includes lighter moments where Kamath asks the couple, “Are you like this at home?” – which prompted a playful exchange between Sunak and Murty.
Murty is also seen speaking in Kannada during the podcast and asks Sunak if he understood what she said in the regional language.
The video’s caption reads: “She grew up five minutes from me in Jayanagar; he became the UK’s first Indian Prime Minister. They’ve been together for 20 years and still fight over ice cream flavors – we talked to him about how it felt to lose power, to her about never being seen as her own person, and to both of them about what we did in the first episode of Future.”
The first look at the trailer drew a lot of reactions from people online. Here’s how social media users reacted:
One user wrote: “This is incredible – every time you surprise us with your casting choices.”
Another commented: “Good direction. The real story here isn’t just power or the loss of it; it’s how it reshapes personal identity over time, especially for someone out of the limelight.”
A third user said: “This is such a surprising guest list, especially with that line in the trailer: ‘I think you should get married.'”
Another asked: “Will there be another Trump and Melania?”
The path of Rishi Sunaka
Sunak is a British politician and former financier who became Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in October 2022. He stepped down in July 2024 following the Labor Party’s landslide victory in the general election, which was succeeded by Keir Starmer. Prior to his premiership, Sunak served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022.
Sunak was born into an immigrant family. His grandparents migrated from Punjab in northwest India to East Africa, where his parents – mother in Tanzania and father in Kenya – grew up.
While pursuing an MBA at Stanford University, Sunak met Akshata Murty, daughter of Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys. After returning to the UK in 2006, Sunak joined The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI), a hedge fund run by Sir Chris Hohn, becoming a partner within two years. In 2009, he moved to another hedge fund, Theleme Partners. He married Murty that same year and the couple later had two daughters.
