Harp Farmer | |
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| Born | Harpreet Singh 6 December 1984 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, Actor, Director, Producer, Photographer |
| Spouse | Amber Kaur Farmer |
| Website | Harpfarmer.com |
Harp Farmer born Harpreet Singh is an actor, director, producer, and photographer based in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. [1] [2]
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.
Harp is married to Amber Kaur Farmer and the couple has a daughter Sagal Kaur Farmer and son Ajitt Singh Farmer. Family members are Father (Sardar Piara Singh), Mother (Sardarni Darshan Kaur), Harp Farmer, His wife (Amber Farmer) Children Son Ajitt and Daughter Sagal [3]
He started his career as a photographer and his first photography exhibition was organized on 9 April 2012 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. [4] [5] [6] Subsequently, three more exhibitions were held, one was at Thakur Art Gallery, Amritsar and the second one at Alliance Française, Chandigarh in the year 2013 [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] and third one that concluded at Kala Bhawan, Chandigarh in June 2016. [12] [13] [14] He is quite famous for his self-portraits depicting farmers of Punjab. Each portrait brings out the simplicity of the rural Punjab. [2] [15] In February 2016, Harp Farmer Pictures released a new song called "Manmaaniyan" composed and sung by Dev Sangha featuring Harp Farmer. [16]
| Year | Name | Movie/Song | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vair | Movie | Fateh | Punjabi | Post-production |
| Kawela | Movie | Inspector Karamveer | Punjabi | 2017 | |
| Bambukat | Movie | Cameo | Punjabi | 2016 | |
| 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 | 2015 |
| 2014 | Shukeen Jatt single by Anmol Gagan Mann Feat. Harp Farmer | Song | Male Lead | Punjabi | 2014 |
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 |
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. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Prior to that, he, along with Ankur Singh Patar had pulled up a cellphone company for using his creation in an unauthorized manner. [24]
In 2020 Farmer was a supporter of the protests by Indian farmers against new farm laws and complained that his image was being used on posters promoting the new laws. [25]
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