Harp Farmer

Harp Farmer
Born Harpreet Singh
(1984-12-06) 6 December 1984
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor, Director, Producer, Photographer
Home town Hoshiarpur
Website Harpfarmer.com

Harpreet Singh, popularly known as Harp Farmer ( Punjabi : ਹਾਰਪ ਫਾਰਮਰ ) is an actor, director, producer, photographer based in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India.[1][2]

Early life and education

He completed his higher secondary education from DAV College, Jalandhar and then did his Bachelor of Computer Application from Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar and Masters of Science in Advance Software Technology from International Institute of Information Technology, Pune.

Personal life

Harp is married to Amber Kaur and the couple has a daughter.

Career

He started his career as a photographer and his first photography exhibition was organized on 9 April 2012 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.[3][4][5] Subsequently, three more exhibitions were held, one was at Thakur Art Galley, Amritsar and the second one at Alliance Française, Chandigarh in the year 2013[6][7][8][9][10] and third one that concluded at Kala Bhawan,Chandigarh in June 2016.[11][12][13] He is quite famous for his self-portraits depicting farmers of Punjab. Each portrait brings out the simplicity of the rural Punjab.[2][14]

Filmography/Discography

Year Name Movie/Song Role Language Notes
2016 Vair Movie Fateh Punjabi Post-production
Kuveela Movie Inspector Karamvir Punjabi Post-production
Bambukat Movie Cameo Punjabi Post-production
A Day In The World Of World Feeder Movie Male Lead English, Punjabi Docu-Drama by Alex Singh
Crease By Tarsem Jassar Feat. Harp Farmer Song Supporting Role Punjabi Featuring
Love Marriage Feat. Harp Farmer Song Supporting Role Punjabi Featuring
2015 Sahaan Varga single by Salina Shelly Feat. Harp Farmer Song Male Lead Punjabi Post-production
2014 Shukeen Jatt single by Anmol Gagan Mann Feat. Harp Farmer Song Male Lead Punjabi Post-production

Harp Farmer Pictures

He has started his own music record label, under his own production, Harp Farmer Pictures.

Year Song Language Singer
2015-2016 Dildaar Punjabi Harmehar Singh
Love Marriage Jagir Singh
Jatt Brand Ricky Singh
Meri Boli Manmeet Bains
All Night Joe Sekhon

Controversies

In May 2016, Harp started Stop Defaming Punjab campaign which urged people to fight against the propagation that more than 70% of the people of Punjab were into substance abuse in one form or the other. He drew a lot of flak for the campaign and was criticized by those who either had vested interests or had not actually understood the message. He was accused of being a mouthpiece for the ruling party which is thought to be primarily responsible for the widespread usage of drugs in the state. There was much hue and cry criticizing the campaign, though, individuals including renowned artists and a number of NGOs came forward to uphold the cause.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Prior to that, he, along with Ankur Singh Patar had pulled up a cellphone company for using his creation in an unauthorized manner.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "People in the city". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The creative streak". The Tribune. 24 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Harp Farmer' to unveil photography exhibition". Ludhiana Tribune. 5 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Harpreet to paint Punjab Agricultural University with 'colours of Punjab'". The Times Of India City. 4 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Punjab countryside beauty to the fore". Ludhiana Tribune. 10 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "'Harp'ing on tradition". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Of fields & feelings Software engineer Harpreet Singh has found his passion in photography and he has gone back to the roots to create magic…". Tribune LifeStyle. 12 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "How Green is My Valley". The Indian Express. 15 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "COLORS OF PANJAAB - A PHOTO EXHIBITION BY HARP FARMER". . External link in |work= (help)
  10. ↑ "COLORS OF PUNJAB". Desi Qube. 25 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Harp Farmer holds a photography exhibition – "Colors of Panjaab"". Newz New. 25 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Colors Of Panjaab ~ A Pictorial Display Of The Beauty Of Punjab By Harp Farmer". 26 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Harp Farmer Holds Photography Exhibition "Colors of Panjaab":To Highlight The True Colurs of Punjab". 121 News. 27 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "5 Things You'll Only Get If Your Guy Has A Beard – Harp Farmer". Pagal Parrot. 1 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Lipi Foundation Joins Harp Farmer in his Campaign Against Negative Stereotyping of Punjabis". Business Wire India. 9 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Lipi Foundation joins Harp Farmer in campaign against negative stereotyping of Punjabis". The Times of India. 10 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Lipi Foundation Joins Harp Farmer in his Campaign Against Negative Stereotyping of Punjabis". Press Release India. 9 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Harp Farmer's Mission "Stop Defaming Punjab" Gone Viral". India Herald. 4 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Harp Farmer's Mission "Stop Defaming Punjab" Gone Viral". Punjabi Tribune. 4 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "What a solution!". The Tribune. 10 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "HARP FARMER IN NEW CONTROVERSY". Channel Satrang. 31 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Mobile firm accused of plagiarism". Tribune India. 2 January 2016.
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