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Rupinder Pal, popularly known as Rupinder Uppal ( Punjabi : ਰੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਉੱਪਲ ) is an actor, director, producer, photographer based in Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Early life and education
He completed his higher secondary education from St Joseph's Convent School, Bathinda and then did his Bachelor in Art's from DAV College, Bathinda and Post Graduation in Computer Application from Sainik Institute of Management and Technology, Punjab.

Personal life
Rupinder Uppal is Unmarried.

Career
He started his career as a photographer and his first photography exhibition was organized on 9 April 2012 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. 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    and third one that concluded at Kala Bhawan,Chandigarh in June 2016. He is quite famous for his self-portraits depicting farmers of Punjab. Each portrait brings out the simplicity of the rural Punjab. In February 2016, Harp Farmer Pictures released a new song called "Manmaaniyan" sing and composed by Dev Sangha featuring Harp Farmer.

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

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.

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