Nithin Kamath vs Nikhil Kamath: Who is more handsome? Zerodha's CEO reacts after discovering team member's choice

A light-hearted looks debate involving Zerodha brothers Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath has taken a funny turn on social media. It began when a senior Zerodha employee openly declared that Nikhil was better looking than his billionaire brother. Nithin soon found out about the comment and responded in typical cheeky fashion. His reaction included a playful change to a website photo and a warning for the employee who had picked his younger brother in the unexpected sibling contest.

Zerodha VP picks Nikhil Kamath

The playful exchange began when Dinesh Pai, VP of Zerodha Online, took to X with an unexpected admission. “Don't tell Nithin I said this, but Nikhil is better looking,” Pai wrote, adding that choosing Nikhil was the “natural choice” for the posts. His comment came after a social media user pointed out that a post talking about Nithin Kamath had Nikhil's photo. The comment was clearly intended as a joke, but Nithin eventually discovered what his colleague had said.

Nithin Kamath gets his revenge

Nithin Kamath then took to X to reveal that he had learned about his team member's preference. “I just found out that a disloyal member on my team thinks Nikhil is much more handsome than me,” Nithin wrote. His response did not stop there. He jokingly said he had decided to change the photo on the website so that it would feature Nikhil under his name instead.


The billionaire entrepreneur's response gave followers a glimpse of his humorous side and turned an ordinary workplace joke into a playful brother-versus-brother moment.

Dinesh Pai responds to Nithin

Pai later responded to Nithin's cheeky post, thanking the Zerodha team sarcastically for making sure Nithin saw his original comment first thing in the morning. He also joked that he was looking forward to seeing Nithin in the office, adding a heart and laughing emojis.

The exchange remained light-hearted, with both posts turning a workplace interaction into an entertaining social media moment.

One quick look at the website shows Nithin Kamath's image under his name, while Nikhil's page features his own photo, which means the social media post might have been edited.

Netizens join the Kamath brothers' looks debate

The exchange quickly attracted reactions from social media users. One user joked that Nikhil was probably “sleeping unbothered” while the entire debate unfolded. Another pointed out that the brothers' similar names sometimes lead people to mix up their names with the wrong face. A third user invoked the familiar idea that beauty is subjective before joking about how many dinner dates Nikhil might receive after being declared the better-looking brother.

Another commenter joked that Nikhil had ended up taking both the blame and the photo credit.

What started as a private-looking workplace tease therefore became a public social media joke, with Nithin's reaction turning the unexpected comparison into a playful display of sibling rivalry.