Dehradun, Read: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday gave green signal to the proposal to give Uttarakhand Film Award to selected films and artistes for the years 2024 and 2025 under the State Film Policy-2024. Under this scheme, artists, directors and technicians who have made outstanding contributions to the regional cinema and art sector of the state will be honored.
Life Time Achievement Awards and Major Announcements
Year 2024 Life Time Achievement: Famous folk singer and carrier of Garhwali culture Narendra Singh Negi has been selected.
Year 2025 Life Time Achievement: Well-known actor Hemant Pandey will be honored with this honour.
Both the personalities will be honored with a prize money of Rs 2 lakh each and a citation.
Year 2024: Regional Bid Category Winners
Best Film (Garhwali): 'Ghaprol' (Producer: Ajay Dhoundiyal)
Best Director and Screenwriter: Siddharth Sharma ('Ghaprol')
best Actor: Ramesh Rawat ('Kara Ek Pratha')
best Actress: Shivani Bhandari ('Kara Ek Pratha')
Best Supporting Actor: Ajay Singh Bisht ('Kara Ek Pratha')
Best Supporting Actress: Madhubala (Jaunsari film 'Mere Gaon Ki Baat')
Best Singer: Ajab Singh ('Mere Gaon Ki Baat')
Best Cinematographer: Vinay Channa ('Ghaprol')
Year 2025: Winner of Hindi and regional dialect category
Best Hindi Film: 'Manu Kya Karega' (Producer: Sharad Mehra)
Kesari Chapter-2 (Various Awards in Hindi Category): Best Director – Karan Singh Tyagi, Best Actor – Akshay Kumar, Best Actress – Ananya Pandey, Best Screenwriter – Karan Singh Tyagi and Amrit Pal, Best Supporting Actor – R. Madhavan, and Best Singer – Jubin Nautiyal.
Best Garhwali Film (2025): 'Raibar' (Producer: Bhagat Singh Saini, Director: Sushil Uniyal, Screenwriter: Bhagat Singh Saini, Supporting Actor: Rajesh Naugai, Cinematographer: Dharmendra Singh Sisodia).
Movie 'Bi Hola Jab Saath': Best Actor – Manish Dimri, Best Actress – Kalyani Gangola, and Best Singer – Vikas Bhardwaj.
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