Bike suggestions

27, Looking to buy my first bike of my life. I have an activa I, looking to buy a gear bike. The roads in Chennai are horrible as it stands due to metro and stuffs. I might not travel on a daily basis or travel long. Maybe on odd occasions yes. I have been asking around people, looking at YouTube reviews of bikes, 3 bikes are being commonly suggested, Honda Sp 160, Apache rtr 16, and pulsar n160. My budget is not beyond 1.5 L. What would you guys suggest ? I am confused. My heart says Honda Sp 160, coz I like it's design, it's not overly sporty but also has decent sporty look, and also Honda engines are reliable as they say, compared to others. But still haven't fixed my mind yet. It will be a special bike as obviously it's gonna be my first one. So help me out