 Her second Tamil film was "Alli Arjuna", directed by noted film maker Saran featuring Manoj Bharathiraja.Richa played the role of an independent girl being romantically pursued by Manoj, but once again received unfavourable reviews with reviewers citing that "you do not feel for Richa".Her first Hindi film as a senior artiste was opposite Fardeen Khan in "Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein", with the film becoming a failure.