Her next movie was the multi-starrer Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002) where she plays the role of a young and independent woman, Jojo, to Jimmy Shergill's Hrithik Mittal, who wants him to move out of his father's shadow and become independent.
The same year, Bhatt starred as a lead with Abhishek Bachchan in the comedy drama film, Shararat (2002).