While there have been mixed reactions to Shah Rukh Khan's "Paheli" being chosen as India's official entry for the Oscars, the superstar has himself admitted in an SMS sent to director Ashok Pandit that it never crossed his mind that the film would indeed make it.

The down-to-earth and honest person that he always is, Shah Rukh was quick to thank Pandit when the latter sent him a congratulatory message.

Here is what he replied in his characteristic humility. "Thank you. When unexpected things happen, they make you either sad or happy. I am glad I am on the happier side this time."

Says Pandit who has always had a great regard for Shah Rukh's style of acting (he has been pursuing SRK's career from his early television days), "It is a reflection of his greatness. It is a true feeling which he took time off to express and I feel honored about it."