Bollywood beauty Preity Zinta pleasantly surprised her best pal Hrithik Roshan when she expressed praise for him for his performance in recently released flick "Kites".

According to reports, Hrithik-Barbara starrer failed to set box office afire.

On Hrithik's Twitter page, Preity posted, "Hey Duggu! You looked like a god in 'Kites'! Sigh! Saw it today! You did a great job in the movie."

"Hey Pree! Courageous of you complimenting me for 'Kites'! But don't say it too loud, somebody might hear you," the actor replies.

Hrithik & Preity have been great pals and even worked together in flicks like "Mission Kashmir" and "Koi... Mil Gaya".

Preity cheered up Hrithik saying: "My darling, films fail, actors don't! Have always been proud of you since 'Mission Kashmir' as you are one of the brightest stars on this horizon." (With Inputs from Agencies)