Apu Biswas

Apu Biswas (born 11 October 1989) is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. At the start of her career, she struggled to establish herself as a lead actress in films such as Kaal Sokale, O Amar Chhele, Machine Man and Pitar Ason, but blockbuster films such as Koti Takar Kabin, Chachchu surged her career as one of the leading actresses of Dhallywood. At the end of the 2010s, films such as Number One Shakib Khan and Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na continued her domination as a top actress of the time and her pairing with actor Shakib Khan became one of the most successful well known film couples.

In 2006, she starred in the FI Manik-directed Koti Takar Kabin as the lead female opposite Shakib Khan for the first time, with whom she later acted in more than 75 films.

Early life Apu Biswas Megha was born on 11 October 1989 in Bogra, Bangladesh, to Upendronath Bishwas (d. 2014) and Shefali Bishwas (d. 2020). Apu is the youngest of three daughters and a son. She performed in the 2013 film My Name Is Khan.

Personal life On 18 April 2008, Biswas married actor Shakib Khan. The couple has a son, Abraam Khan Joy (born September 27, 2016). They kept their marriage a secret until 10 April 2017, when Apu appeared on television with her son and revealed it. and the couple was divorced on 22 February 2018.

Biswas had earlier claimed in 2017 that she converted to Islam from Hinduism to marry Khan. However, in a May 2025 interview with The Daily Ittefaq, Biswas clarified that she never converted to Islam during her marriage to Shakib Khan, contrary to her earlier claims. She stated that she was compelled to lie about the conversion due to considerations for her family and her son's future, and she has remained a follower of Hinduism.

Filmography