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PIX: The HOTTEST couples in Hindi TV shows

Last updated on: March 27, 2014 18:28 IST
Soumya Seth and Shaheer Sheikh in Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal

Find out if YOUR favourite television jodi figures on this list!

A poll conducted on social networking sites by UK-based newspaper Eastern Eye has come up with a list of the hottest onscreen couples on Indian television.

Here's a look at some of the stars from Hindi shows who feature in the top 20.

20. Soumya Seth and Shaheer Sheikh  

Rounding off the list are the lead pair of Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal.

Aired on Star Plus since 2011, the show was cancelled after a year but its protagonists are clearly very popular still.

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17. Preetika Rao and Harshad Arora

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Preetika Rao and Harshad Arora in Beintehaa

A Muslim-based social drama that airs on Colors, Beintehaa is a story of cousins Zain and Aaliya.

Beintehaa is reportedly the channel's most watched show.

15. Nia Sharma and Kushal Tandon

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Nia Sharma and Kushal Tandon in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai

Although a story of two sisters -- played by Nia Sharma and Krystle D'Souza -- Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai also got Nia's chemistry with her onscreen love interest (played by Kushal Tandon) noticed.

14. Avinash Sachdev and Rubina Dilaik

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Avinash Sachdev and Rubina Dilaik in Chotti Bahu

Zee TV's Chotti Bahu and its protagonists -- Radhika and Dev Purohit (played by Rubina and Avinash respectively) -- figure at number 14 in this list.

12. Karan Singh Grover and Surbhi Jyoti

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Karan Singh Grover and Surbhi Jyoti in Qubool Hai

Even though Karan Singh Grover has left Qubool Hai soon after it premiered, his pairing with Surbhi Jyoti from the Muslim drama comes at number 12.

9. Krystle D'Souza and Karan Thacker

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Krystle D'Souza and Karan Thacker in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai

Ek Hazaron Mein Meri Behna Hai's other lead couple, Krystle D'Souza and Karan find their way to the ninth spot on this list.

6. Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani

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Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani in Pavitra Rishta

Pavitra Rishta's next gen lovers -- Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani -- take up the sixth spot on the list.

Back in its early days, real life couple Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput rose to fame as the original protagonists.

5. Yashashri Masurkar and Karan Tacker

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Yashashri Masurkar and Karan Tacker in Rang Badalti Odhni

Rang Badalti Odhni, that premiered on STAR One in 2010, is placed as high up as the fifth spot with its lead pair Yashashri Masurkar and Karan Tacker.

3. Vrushika Mehta and Shantanu

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Shantanu and Vrushika Mehta in Dil Dosti Dance

The biggest surprise entry on the list was Vrushika Mehta and Shantanu Maheshwari from teen serial Dil Dosti Dance, who compete more established names to come third in the list.

2. Sanaya Irani and Barun Sobti

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Barun Sobti and Sanaya Irani

Sanaya Irani and Barun Sobti's characters from Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? figure at number two on the list.

1. Gurmeet Choudhary and Drashti Dhami

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Gurmeet Choudhary and Drashti Dhami in Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi

Small-screen stars Gurmeet Choudhary and Drashti Dhami, who starred together in hit serial Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi, have been voted as the hottest on-screen couple of all time on Indian TV.

'Even though the show ended in 2011, fans showed they hadn't forgotten the magic generated by Gurmeet and Drashti by voting in force for them. Many of the fans who voted are hoping they will reunite in another serial,' said Eastern Eye Entertainment editor Asjad Nazir, who put the poll together.