Following a highly publicized reveal of their marriage by Apu in 2017, the couple officially divorced on February 22, 2018.

They went on to star in numerous Eid tele-dramas and serials where they played everything from newlyweds navigating in-laws to a middle-aged couple rediscovering passion. The magic of Apu and Mosharraf’s relationship on screen is its . They are not playing lovers from poetry; they are playing the couple next door who fight over the TV remote but cannot sleep without the other. For an entire generation of Bangladeshi youth who grew up in the 2000s, Apu and Mosharraf defined what a "healthy relationship" looked like: equal parts friendship, irritation, and undeniable loyalty.

The pair married in secret on April 18, 2008, at Shakib’s residence in Dhaka. A Public Revelation (2017):

Zahid Hasan, another titan of the industry, created a unique on-screen language with Apu—one built on maturity, wit, and a certain world-weariness.