Meena Iyer (BOMBAY TIMES; February 6, 2014)

Ranbir Kapoor, perhaps Gen-Now’s biggest craze, definitely doesn’t take his craft for granted. While the world was agog about his New Year vacation with Katrina Kaif in New York and everyone was clued in to his personal life, what no one got wind of is that soon after his short vacation with Kat, the superstar had enrolled at a leading school in the Big Apple to do a crash course on how to stammer. Yes, you read that right. The actor needs to stammer for a role in one of his upcoming films (Jagga Jasoos). And he actually felt it would be beneficial to him if he learnt stammering, so that he could do it more convincingly. Frankly, such dedication amongst Bollywood actors is a rare quality.

Before he joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali as an assistant in 2005, Ranbir had completed his course in filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts, and he had also learnt acting from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.