Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath has dropped yet another teaser of his long-awaited conversation with Elon Musk, and the build-up around the episode is now starting to look less like a podcast launch and more like a full-blown tech-culture event.
The latest clip from Kamath’s “WTF is” show moves away from factory floors and cinematic mystery, and instead places Musk in a familiar podcast setting: two people across a table, coffee mugs in hand, trading jokes and big ideas.
A pointed question to Elon Musk: Why the letter ‘X’?
In the new teaser, Kamath and the Tesla and SpaceX chief are seated in a conventional studio-style space, sharing coffee and easy laughter. Musk is seen tossing out one-liners while Kamath, at one point, remarks that the billionaire is “bigger, bulkier, more muscular” than he had imagined.
The teaser hints that the conversation ranges from Musk’s fascination with the letter “X” to his thoughts on risk, perseverance and long-term success. Kamath’s caption, “Here’s to delaying gratification. The future belongs to the patient”, suggests the episode leans into Musk’s philosophy of playing the long game rather than chasing quick wins.
While the teaser stops short of revealing Musk’s full answer on his now-famous “X” branding spree, it frames the question as a central curiosity for viewers who have watched him rename Twitter to X and back projects like SpaceX and xAI. Musk Said, “That’s a good question… sometimes I wonder what’s wrong with me”
Offline first: Paid pre-screening for Bengaluru community
Kamath is not just dropping videos on social media; he is turning the episode launch into a physical experience.
Members of his WTF Off Grid community in Bengaluru have been offered an in-person pre-release screening on Church Street. Attendees have said they paid around ₹499-₹500 for access, effectively making this one of the first major global tech interviews to premiere behind a community paywall in India rather than directly on a public platform.
The move underlines how “WTF is” is being positioned: not just as a free YouTube talk show, but as a community-driven property where paying members get early and exclusive access to marquee conversations.
From cinematic mystery to studio banter
The new teaser also acts as a corrective to the confusion triggered by the previous clip. A day earlier, Kamath had shared a shorter black-and-white promo that showed the duo in what looked like an industrial or factory-style environment, silently sipping from mugs, one bearing the SpaceX logo, before breaking into laughter.
The dramatic, wordless clip sparked a wave of memes and speculation about whether the footage was even real. The debate escalated when Grok, the AI chatbot built by Musk-owned X, replied to a user suggesting the video appeared to use AI face-morphing between Kamath and Musk.
That AI confusion seems to be part of what the new teaser is trying to settle. By shifting to a more traditional studio angle with clear audio, visible conversation and less stylised framing, Kamath appears keen to show that this is a real, extended sit-down, not a clever deepfake experiment.
A guest list that already includes Modi, Gates and Khosla
For Kamath, landing Musk is the latest in a string of high-profile conversations that have rapidly elevated “WTF is” into one of the most talked-about Indian talk shows in the business and tech space.
The series has already featured guests such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas.
Musk’s appearance extends that arc, plugging the show directly into the global tech conversation. For Indian audiences, it also brings together two figures who have defined different sides of the current tech moment: Musk as the face of electric vehicles, rockets and AI; Kamath as the poster boy of India’s discount-broking and creator-entrepreneur culture.
The Musk effect: Buzz, memes and a premium podcast play
Even before the full episode is out, the twin teasers have done several things at once:
- Fueled online chatter: The initial black-and-white video triggered a meme fest and questions around AI and authenticity. The second, clearer teaser has now shifted the conversation to the content of the episode – Musk’s ideas, his obsession with “X”, and the dynamic between the two men.
- Tested willingness to pay: Charging a few hundred rupees for an early, in-person screening is a small but telling experiment in whether Indian audiences will pay to be part of a curated, offline community around a digital show.
- Strengthened the WTF brand: By packaging the Musk episode as a special event with staged reveals, Kamath is signalling that future conversations on “WTF is” may not just drop quietly online but be rolled out as premium experiences.
The full release date of the episode has not been announced in the material shared so far. But with multiple teasers, a paying offline audience in Bengaluru, and a global tech icon at the centre of it all, Kamath has already achieved something that most podcasts struggle with: turning a single episode into a cultural talking point before it even airs.
For now, viewers will have to wait to see how Musk finally explains his long-running relationship with the letter “X” and whether Kamath’s patient, slow-burn strategy with “WTF is” pays off as handsomely as the hype suggests.
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