This may come as a dampener for all you Aishwarya Rai fans out there as the 1994 Miss World lost a personal battle with her arch rival Katrina Kaif in a recent poll.

In a poll to decide who is the ‘Hottest Bollywood Couple of the decade’, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif won.

The highest number of votes to come out triumphant over the other hot couples.

The ‘Partner’ duo engulfed a huge 36 percent of the total votes to rank 1st in the coveted list while Aishwarya.

And hubby Abhishek lagged way behind with 27 percent votes. Bipasha Basu and John Abraham also made their presence felt.

As they garnered 13 percent votes while the super sexy Kareena Kapoor and her beau Saif Ali Khan could only manage a meagre 6 percent. Looks like, the Bolly buffs surely don’t like the pairing of a bubbly Kareena with a balding Saif.To sum up, here’s a quick look at the ‘Hottest Bollywood Couple of the Decade’:

1. Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan (36 %)
2. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan (27%)
3. Bipasha Basu and John Abraham (13 %)
4. Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan (6%)

Had you voted, whom you would have chosen as the hottest couple. Be unbiased and give your opinions.