Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor who allegedly said she does not know who Suriya is and created a stir in media circles has clarified that she indeed respects Suriya and his hard work tremendously.

A few days back Kareena while refuting rumors that she is going to act in Suriya’s upcoming film 'Anjaan', directed by Lingusamy. Kareena had said she has never heard of Suriya or Lingusamy. But today she has set things straight while speaking to a media house.

Kareena has said, “"It is a fact that I've never met him! But that doesn't mean I don't know who Suriya is. Of course I know him. He's a big star in Tamil cinema, in fact one of the biggest. And I truly respect his standing in the Indian film industry. In fact I'm doing the sequel to 'Singham' the film where he played the lead originally in Tamil cinema."

Kareena has also stated that she would love to act with Suriya if the latter act in a Hindi film. Kareena has always refused to act in films that are made in languages that she does not know.