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{{Short description|1969 song by R. D. Burman}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Mone Pore Ruby Roy
| cover = Mone Pore Ruby Roy cover.jpg
| caption = Cover art of the song including R.D. Burman and [[Asha Bhosle]]
| type = song
| artist = [[R. D. Burman]]
| language = Bengali
| English_title = Remembering Ruby Roy
| written = Late 1960s
| released = 1969
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=27}}
| label = [[Saregama|Saregama India Ltd.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mone Pore Ruby Roy Lyrics (মনে পড়ে রুবি রায়) R D Burman |url=https://gdn8.com/2014/04/mone-pore-rubi-roy-song-lyrics.html |website=gdn8.com |date=12 April 2014 |access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>
| composer = R. D. Burman
| lyricist = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=Watch Popular Bengali Video Song 'Mone Pore Ruby Roy' Sung By R.D. Burman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/bengali/watch-popular-bengali-video-song-mone-pore-ruby-roy-sung-by-r-d-burman/videoshow/97086085.cms |website=Times of India |access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>
}}
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| title = "Mone Pore Ruby Roy"
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'''''Mone Pore Ruby Roy''''' is an Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali-language]] song sung by [[R. D. Burman|Rahul Dev Burman]] in 1969. The lyrics of this song were written by [[Sachin Bhowmick]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mone Pore Ruby Roy Lyrics (মনে পড়ে রুবি রায়) RD Burman {{!}} Amarkobita4u |url=https://www.amarkobita4u.com/2021/06/mone-pore-ruby-roy-lyrics-rd-burman.html |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=Amarkobita4u |language=bn}}</ref> 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|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 (1973 film)|Anamika]].

== Overview ==
Mone Pore Ruby Roy is one of Rahul Dev Burman's Bengali songs,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vishal Mishra: from soft-spoken composer to vibrant performer |url=https://t2online.in/music/indian/vishal-mishra-from-soft-spoken-composer-to-vibrant-performer/1204106 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=t2online.in |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Chattopadhyay |first=Shiloo |date=2009-04-01 |title=Lost in translation from Hindi |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/lost-in-translation-from-hindi/cid/1261349 |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref> which became an instant hit during the [[Durga Puja]] of 1969.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=A musical give & take |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/a-musical-give-take-2289877 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Sagorika |date=2025-09-25 |title='Chirodini Tumi Je Aamar' to 'Amar Saptamir Bikel': Songs synonymous with para'r Durga Puja |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/chirodini-tumi-je-aamar-saat-samundar-iconic-songs-played-during-durga-puja-at-kolkata-pandals/cid/2125119 |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref>

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 (Hindi film)|''Brahmachari'']]'','' ''[[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]] and [[Aradhana (1969 film)|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Dutta |first=Ashis |date=2015-10-17 |title=Humming Bollywood in Kolkata |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/ashis-dutta-on-bollywoods-durga-puja-connection/article7769895.ece |access-date=2025-09-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Considered to be the best-known Bengali song of Rahul Dev Burman,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-12 |title=RD Burman's biography launched |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/rd-burman-s-biography-launched/story-pGqkuynbDtmXVXmaxmNfhN_amp.html |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |publication-place=New Delhi |agency=[[Indo Asian News Service]]}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dasgupta |first=Piyasree |date=2020-10-21 |title=13 Songs To Recreate A '90s Kolkata Pujo Wherever You Are |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/kolkata-durga-puja-kumar-sanu-bengali-music_in_5f903193c5b695a32faf42b7 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> he never was able have an attachment with.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Tanushree |date=2024-06-27 |title=RD Burman Birthday: Remembering Pancham and his seven Bengali 'puja' songs which became Hindi superhits |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/music/rd-burman-birthday-article-12757743.html |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" />

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=মনে পড়ে রুবি রায়কে? আসলে কে এই 'রুবি রায়'? |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/mone-pore-ruby-roy-rd-burman-history-of-cult-song-235785/ |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Indian Express |language=bn}}</ref>

== Remakes ==
In 1973, R.D. Burman got Kishore Kumar to sing the Hindi version of this song, named ''Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si''.<ref name=":3" /> He used it in the film Anamika released in the same year, starring Sanjeev Kumar and [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gope |first=Arpito |date=2022-08-04 |title=Kishore Kumar: One Legend for 10 Stars |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/kishore-kumar-one-legend-for-10-stars/ |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=Rolling Stone India |language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Sankha |date=2021-08-25 |title=Ishan, Sayantani team up for a new song on the iconic Ruby Roy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/ishan-sayantani-team-up-for-a-new-song-on-the-iconic-ruby-roy/articleshow/85616707.cms |access-date=2025-09-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:1969 songs]]
[[Category:1969 singles]]
[[Category:Songs in Bengali]]
[[Category:Indian songs]]
[[Category:Kishore Kumar songs]]
[[Category:Saregama soundtracks]]
[[Category:Teenage tragedy songs]]

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