Irrfan Khan, who is undergoing treatment for neuroendocrine tumour in London, is no longer a part of Amazon Prime Original Series, Gormint. Irrfan took to Facebook to make the announcement, “With a heavy heart I would like to sat that due to this ongoing situation, I will not be able to fulfill my acting commitment to the show”.
Irrfan shared a statement on Facebook. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/Irrfan)
Amazon India also shared a statement announcing their joint decision taken due to Irrfan’s health situation.
Irrfan Khan, actor extraordinaire and star of Amazon Prime Original Series, ‘Gormint’ (formerly known as ‘Ministry’) today announced the joint decision by the creators and him to no longer be cast in the show owing to his health situation. Amazon Prime Video, along with the show’s creators and cast, are deeply saddened by this news. Irrfan has been – and will continue to remain a part of the Amazon family. We wish him a speedy and successful recovery and look forward to watching the show with him sitting right next to us.
Vijay Subramaniam, Director and Head, Content, Amazon Prime Video, India
Gursimran Khamba, co-founder of AIB also released a statement announcing their joint decision to not cast Irrfan in Gormint.
Khamba wished him a speedy recovery and hoped to collaborate with him in the future.
For now from me and all of us at AIB, all we want is for him to get healthy and healed so we can plan more shenanigans together in the future. I still look forward to excitable 3 am calls from him with terrific random ideas for the show. And with a heavy heart, as we all begin to imagine and work on the show without him, I can only hope that we will still make something worthy of the vision and passion sir showed for it.
Gursimran Khamba
Irrfan has collaborated with the AIB team - Rohan Joshi, Gursimran Khamba, Ashish Shakya and Tanmay Bhat - for many YouTube videos.
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