Mone Pore Ruby Roy

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"Mone Pore Ruby Roy"
Mone Pore Ruby Roy cover.jpg
Cover art of the song including R.D. Burman and Asha Bhosle
Song by Rahul Dev Burman
LanguageBengali
English titleRemembering Ruby Roy
WrittenLate 1960s
Released1969
Length3:27
Label Saregama India Ltd. [1]
Lyricist Sachin Bhowmick [2]

Mone Pore Ruby Roy is a Bengali-language song sung by Rahul Dev Burman in 1969. The lyrics of this song were written by Sachin Bhowmick [3] in the late 1960s as a throwback to his college days. It was added to the album 'Nostalgic Puja Hits' in 2017 by its record label company Saregama India ltd. Mone Pore Ruby Roy was remade in Hindi under the name of Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si, sung by Kishore Kumar and featured in the Sanjeev Kumar-starrer 1973 film Anamika.

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Overview

Mone Pore Ruby Roy is one of Rahul Dev Burman's Bengali songs, [4] [5] which became an instant hit during the Durga Puja of 1969. [6] [7]

In the late 1960s, Sachin Bhowmick pledged to write the lyrics of a Bengali song that Rahul Dev Burman would sing. It was planned to be released in the Durga Puja festival. The lyrics were written by Bhowmick in 1969, being postponed due to other screenplays like Brahmachari , Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke and Aradhana in 1968 and 1969. Rest of the song's details, such as tune and rhythm were composed by Burman. It was a puja hit of 1969. [8] [6]

Considered to be the best-known Bengali song of Rahul Dev Burman, the story of the song Mone Pore Ruby Roy is that Sachin Bhowmick once loved a certain girl in college who he had affections for, [9] he never was able have an attachment with. [3] [5] Her actual name was Chhobi Roy who is commemorated as 'Ruby Roy' in the song to protect her identity. R.D. Burman was able to persuade Bhowmick for the lyrics. [10] [11] [8]

After the widespread prevalence of Mone Pore Ruby Roy, Sachin Bhowmick was invited to many interviews. He was asked by many as what the inspiration of the song was, to which he replied that this song was made in memories of his own failed love, in which he was rejected. He did not want to make her name public, and hence changed it to 'Ruby Roy'. This is reflected in the song's lyrics. [12]

Remakes

In 1973, R.D. Burman got Kishore Kumar to sing the Hindi version of this song, named Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si. [3] He used it in the film Anamika released in the same year, starring Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri. [10] [8] [6] [13]

In 2021, the remake song Ruby Ray 3.0 was released by Ishan Mazumdar featuring Sayantani Guhathakurta. Many people helped in the making of this song. Namely, Ishan Mazumdar was the singer, composer and lyricist; Rahul Sarkar did the programming and arrangement; Subhasish Pathak did the mixing-mastering and the entire music video was directed by Gourav Dutta. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Mone Pore Ruby Roy Lyrics (মনে পড়ে রুবি রায়) R D Burman". gdn8.com. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Watch Popular Bengali Video Song 'Mone Pore Ruby Roy' Sung By R.D. Burman". Times of India. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mone Pore Ruby Roy Lyrics (মনে পড়ে রুবি রায়) RD Burman | Amarkobita4u". Amarkobita4u (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  4. ↑ "Vishal Mishra: from soft-spoken composer to vibrant performer". t2online.in. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  5. 1 2 Chattopadhyay, Shiloo (2009-04-01). "Lost in translation from Hindi". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  6. 1 2 3 "A musical give & take". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  7. ↑ Roy, Sagorika (2025-09-25). "'Chirodini Tumi Je Aamar' to 'Amar Saptamir Bikel': Songs synonymous with para'r Durga Puja". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  8. 1 2 3 Dutta, Ashis (2015-10-17). "Humming Bollywood in Kolkata". The Hindu. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  9. ↑ Dasgupta, Piyasree (2020-10-21). "13 Songs To Recreate A '90s Kolkata Pujo Wherever You Are". HuffPost. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  10. 1 2 Ghosh, Tanushree (2024-06-27). "RD Burman Birthday: Remembering Pancham and his seven Bengali 'puja' songs which became Hindi superhits". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  11. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Shiloo (2009-01-04). "Lost in translation from Hindi". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  12. ↑ "মনে পড়ে রুবি রায়কে? আসলে কে এই 'রুবি রায়'?". Indian Express (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  13. ↑ Gope, Arpito (2022-08-04). "Kishore Kumar: One Legend for 10 Stars". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  14. ↑ Ghosh, Sankha (2021-08-25). "Ishan, Sayantani team up for a new song on the iconic Ruby Roy". The Times of India. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
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