Cynics, of course, dismissed all this as part of a "staged" show. Once, when Pearle was on the verge of eviction, Mohanlal allowed a teary-eyed Srinish to go till the doors and say bye. However, Pearle turned out to be in the safe zone and the two of them rushed into each other's arms in an "aww" moment that had fans of the show on a high. Some did say that the whole thing was fake, but as it turns out, the couple did indeed fall in love and were not pretending.