Apparently, many part-timers get into the trade at this time of the year and offer their services at a discount to garner more business.
With demand for gigolos and escorts soaring, you would have thought their rates would soar as well. But it’s not that simple.
Apparently, many part-timers get into the trade at this time of the year and offer their services at a discount to garner more business. As a result, the regulars also have to do a lot of bargaining.
“A client has many choices according to requirement and so we have to keep bargaining,” says Anmol Jha*, 23. “Especially in this season we decrease our charges.”
Also, if a group is hiring two or three gigolos, the total rate is reduced. For instance, Anjali Gupta*, a bank employee, and her husband, who plan to have an orgy in Goa with some of their friends, are hiring three gigolos this year at a total cost of Rs30,000.
But cutting their rates does not mean the gigolos are at a loss, argues Jha, because the clients take them out to five-star hotels and cover all their expenses.
Jha is an employee of a multinational company and works as a gigolo on the side. “I have holidays now and I can use the time to earn some extra money and also have some fun,” he says.
Though they make good money, the gigolos face a health hazard. Most of these young men are on steroids as having a good stamina and maintaining a muscular body are prerequisites for the job.
“The first thing a client asks for is a good physique and stamina,” says Sharma. “Sometimes we have to please the client the whole night. To maintain a good body, we have to take steroids.”
Sharma always consults his trainer or doctor before taking the steroids. But, according to most doctors, these steroids can be very dangerous.
Dr Ashish Tiwari, staff physician at the Bombay Hospital, says there is no study to prove that steroids improve stamina. It’s all psychological, he says.
“There are two kinds of steroids - anabolic and catabolic,” he says. “We all take catabolic steroids as medicines for different diseases, but anabolic steroids are given to patients in extreme conditions when the patient is totally devoid of energy.
People who use these steroids for bodybuilding on a regular basis can suffer from liver cancer and other problems like swelling on their faces and hormonal disorders.”
* Names changed on request
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