Dehradun, Nov. 7 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved the proposal to confer the Uttarakhand Film Awards for 2024 and 2025 under the Uttarakhand Film Policy 2024, honouring prominent artists, directors, producers, and technicians for their contributions to regional and mainstream cinema, a release from the state government said. On Friday, at the State Foundation Day celebrations in Dehradun's Parade Ground, Dhami and Union home minister Amit Shah presented the Lifetime Achievement Awards to renowned folk singer Narendra Singh Negi and celebrated actor Hemant Pandey. The prizes were accompanied by cash prizes worth Rs.2 lakh and citations. For films released in 2024, the Garhwali film Ghaprol, produced by Ajay Dhoundiyal, was judged "Best Film" in the "Uttarakhand dialect category". Siddharth Sharma secured both the awards for "Best Director" and "Best Screenplay Writer" for the move, which also earned a "Best Cinematographer" award for Vinay Chanana. Ramesh Rawat and Shivani Bhandari bagged "Best Actor" and "Best Actress" for Kara Ek Pratha, which also earned Ajay Singh Bisht the "Best Supporting Actor" award. Madhubala won "Best Supporting Actress" and Ajab Singh won "Best Singer" for Mere Gaon Ki Baat. In the Hindi film category for 2025, Manu Kya Karega, produced by Sharad Mehra, was judged the "Best Film". Kesari Chapter-2 swept major honours, with Akshay Kumar selected as Best Actor, Ananya Panday as Best Actress, Karan Singh Tyagi as Best Director, and R Madhavan as Best Supporting Actor. Karan Singh Tyagi and Amrit Pal won Best Screenplay, while Jubin Nautiyal was selected as Best Singer. In the regional films category for 2025, the Garhwali movie Raibar, produced and written by Bhagat Singh Saini, was named "Best Film". It also earned Sushil Uniyal the "Best Director" award, Rajesh Naugai "Best Supporting Actor", and Dharmendra Singh Sisodia "Best Cinematographer". For the Garhwali film Dwi Hola Jab Saath, Manish Dimri won "Best Actor", Kalyani Gangola won "Best Actress", and Vikas Bhardwaj won "Best Singer". The policy mandates a Rs.2-lakh prize for Best Film, Rs.1.50 lakh for Best Director, and Rs.1 lakh each for Best Actor, Best Actress, Screenplay Writer, Supporting Actor, Singer, and Cinematographer....