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Shimla:
The historic Gaiety Theatre in Shimla came alive with glamour, pride and cultural vibrancy as the Him Cine & Achievers Awards-2025 were held in a grand ceremony celebrating excellence in arts, education, public service and social impact across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu.
The event was graced by Rajesh Dharmani, Himachal Pradesh Minister of Town & Country Planning and Technical Vocational Education, who attended as the chief guest. Also present were Ajay Verma, Vice-Chairman of Transportation and Chairman of the Unorganised Labour and Employees Congress, and Gurpreet Singh Channa, Director of Eduland Immigration, as special guests.
Major award highlights
• Him Ratan Award:
To Padma Shri Hariman Sharma for his outstanding contribution to horticulture and to Piyush Raj Sharma, the legendary singer of Himachal
• Him Shri Award:
Presented to S. Kripal Singh Pasricha, Chairman of Green Hills Engineering College, in recognition of his significant contributions to technical education
• हिमाचल की माटी की नाटी का सदी का महागायक का खिताब :
Conferred upon Kuldeep Sharma, also known as Nati King, for his unparalleled role in popularising Himachali folk music worldwide
• Himachal Pride Awards:
Given to several luminaries including:
o Achhar Singh Parmar (legendary artist)
o Pankaj Bhargav and Anju Pankaj Guleriya (journalism)
o Purshottam Chand, Canara Bank
o Ajay Verma (transport and social service)
o Rajinder Kaushal (direction)
• Best University of Himachal:
Jaypee University
• Best Engineering College:
Green Hills Engineering College
• Him Icon Awards:
o Raminder Bawa, Kimi Sood, Anil Sehgal Suresh Jokta, Ajay Verma, Dr Vinod Suri, Ronnie and Dinesh Kashyap for their diverse achievements.
• Achievers Award:
Given to Sumit Punyala
Acting & Television
• Little Star Award: Roshan Verma (for his performance on Sony SAB TV)
• Most Versatile Actor: Saurabh Sewal
• Best TV Actress: Shruti Sharma
• Youth Icon Award: Nagin Rongta
• Special Honour: Tanu Bhardwaj
Modelling & Beauty Recognition
• Most Popular Model for Miss Universe India: Ravitanya Sharma
• Youth Icon for Miss Pahadan India: Shweta Thakur
• Youth Award for Miss Himachal: Pragati Sharma
• Cultural Promotion & Modelling: Shivani Thakur
• Best Young Pahadi Model: Anchal Kalta
Special Category Awards
• Best Social Media Influencer: Anjali Puri
• Jammu Icon Award: Kamal Asla (Director & Producer)
• Appreciation Awards: Mathuri, Sheela Chhatri, Chander Kanta, Mishti
• Excellence in Photography: Jordan
• Best Jewellers of Mandi: Ratan Jewellers
• Best Jewellers in Shimla: Hans Jewellers
• Best Hotel Chain: Snow Valley Hotels
Social Impact Awards
• Promising Social Workers:
Ravi Thakur, Simmi Sood, Shalini Sood, Pushp Kumar
Cultural Promoters Recognised
The event also honoured Vijay Bhawani, Anchal Verma, Meera Thakur, and Harmeeta Sharma with Cultural Promoter Awards for their efforts in preserving and promoting regional heritage.
