She had converted to Islam and taken the name Apu Islam Khan.

In 2016, things exploded. Shakib Khan announced that he had married a woman named Shobnom Bubly, claiming that his relationship with Apu was over. Apu, however, revealed that she had a son with Shakib——whom Shakib initially refused to accept.

Their chemistry was so palpable that fans found it difficult to separate their reel-to-reel romance from reality.

The most defining romantic storyline in Apu’s life is undoubtedly her relationship with the "King of Dhallywood," . Their on-screen chemistry was electric, leading to over 70 films together, but it was their off-screen saga that shocked the nation.

, Apu revealed the marriage during a live television interview on , appearing with their then seven-month-old son, Abraham Khan Joy Shakib Khan