Irrfan Khan No Longer Part of Amazon Original Series ‘Gormint’

Irrfan will not be a part of ‘Gormint’ due to his health situation, said Amazon.

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”.

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

To everyone who’s been asking me “What’s happening with The Ministry? (now Gormint) I’d like to inform everyone that due to Irrfan sirs unfortunate health situation we’ve jointly decided that he no longer be cast in the show. Over the last year as we worked on the show he’s been everything from a friend, teacher to a mentor and I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to collaborate with him. Life mein aise mauke kam hi milte hain - but abhi jo bhi likhoonga cliche lagega - toh woh saari stories baad mein. 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. Get well and be better soon! Abhi bahut designs ke kurte try karne hain! :)

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Irrfan has collaborated with the AIB team - Rohan Joshi, Gursimran Khamba, Ashish Shakya and Tanmay Bhat - for many YouTube videos.