^^^ no...i don't think so. i mean in the beginning of the show, he was quite arrogant and egoist and he still was up until he went to the godboles's house. (like how he was to suhaas and anand) he is slowly changing b/c he sees how money isn't the real happiness. it's love and the little things and life that truly make you happy. that is why he genuinely smiled yesterday b/c he was really happen. like from the heart. he was not like that in the beginning b/c he never knew that kind of life before. he was always thinking about himself and that money, class, and status are what makes a person happy. he is realizing that love, respect, sharing sorrows and happiness with the people you love are what really make you happy.